"Acero, a sculptor with a wonderfully naive perspective and attitude, spends time with beginners in eradicating much of the jargon and mystique surrounding ceramics. It's hard...to decide which of his chapters is most valuable: a review of the hollow-clay basics (primarily coil, slab, and pinch), surface decoration descriptions, the seven projects, or the multipaged gallery. Every example is supported with excellent large-size color photographs, either procedural or illustrative. Every project is imbued with a sense of ...
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"Acero, a sculptor with a wonderfully naive perspective and attitude, spends time with beginners in eradicating much of the jargon and mystique surrounding ceramics. It's hard...to decide which of his chapters is most valuable: a review of the hollow-clay basics (primarily coil, slab, and pinch), surface decoration descriptions, the seven projects, or the multipaged gallery. Every example is supported with excellent large-size color photographs, either procedural or illustrative. Every project is imbued with a sense of creative joy....An extensive gallery showcases some of the best works from 104 artisans worldwide, works anyone would be proud to own. Appended are safety issues, cone-firing ranges, formulas, a glossary, resources, and a bibliography."--"Booklist." ..".teacher and artist Acero presents basic ceramic techniques with seven projects for human and animal figures that can be used as practice.... Directed at beginners...this is a good selection for general arts and crafts collections."--"Library Journal."
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