Handbuilt Tableware: Making Distinctive Plates, Bowls, Mugs, Teapots and More: (A Lark Ceramics Book)

Handbuilt Tableware: Making Distinctive Plates, Bowls, Mugs, Teapots and More: (A Lark Ceramics Book) by Triplett, Kathy. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781579902049.

Imagine making serving dishes perfectly suited to the food youre preparing--perhaps a cone-shaped bowl on a pedestal, filled with shrimp and corn, with the husks shooting up gracefully. What an impression this would make on your guests...and what a pleasure for your family to sit down to such a beautifully prepared table. With clay, and guidance by a best-selling author whos a real pro at ceramics, its simple to hand-build stylish, customized tableware thats just like the pieces you covet in pricey galleries. Even beginners will easily follow the illustrated instructions for making slabs, extruding, molding, and more. Every seasonally themed project showcases a complete table setting, with a delicious extra in each--a teapot in one, a pitcher in another--and features a new technique to try out. For more creative inspiration, four top potters share detailed expertise in the special section on surface decoration: theyll reveal the reasons behind their stylistic choices and walk you through the entire process. And, if youre a "rebel" who likes to do it your own way, the book is simply packed with options for adapting and substituting!