A Modern Potter's Guide to Handbuilding with Clay

Handbuilt

Create 23 stylish homewares with this modern beginner’s guide to hand building with clay – no pottery wheel required. 
 
Handbuilt introduces you to one of the oldest and most accessible ways to make ceramics, teaching you everything you need to start creating beautiful pottery by hand. 
 
Perfect for complete beginners, the book takes you through the three essential hand-building techniques – pinching, coiling and slab building – before showing you how to decorate, glaze and fire your pieces for a professional finish. 
 
Start with the fundamentals, from wedging clay and adding texture to working with moulds, then put your new skills into practice with 23 contemporary projects for the home. Make everyday and decorative pieces including coffee cups, a teapot, vases, dinner plates, candle holders and more. 
 
With Handbuilt, you'll learn how to: 
<ul><li>Master the three core hand-building techniques: pinching, coiling and slab building</li><li>Prepare, shape and add texture to clay</li><li>Decorate, glaze and fire your finished pieces</li><li>Create 23 stylish and practical ceramic homewares</li><li>Build your pottery skills and confidence project by project</li></ul> 
Packed with clear step-by-step instructions, Lilly’s expert tips and inspiring lifestyle photography, Handbuilt is the ultimate modern introduction to the tactile, creative and timeless craft of hand-built pottery.

Lilly Maetzig is the maker behind Mae Ceramics. Originally from Christchurch, New Zealand, Lilly has always had a keen interest in pottery. After graduating, she discovered a love for hand building techniques and now she makes ceramics to sell and offers workshops from her studio.

Lilly Maetzig

A Modern Potter's Guide to Working with Clay on the Wheel

Learn to throw beautiful, contemporary ceramics on the pottery wheel with this stylish beginner’s guide. 
 
Thrown takes you from your first piece of clay to a collection of 20 handmade homewares, teaching you the essential pottery-wheel techniques you need to create ceramics with a professional finish. 
 
Perfect for complete beginners, each project guides you step by step through making, shaping, decorating, glazing and firing your work. Create elegant everyday pieces including dinner plates, pasta bowls and coffee mugs, alongside statement designs such as decorative vases and a rippled ceramic lampshade. 
 
With minimal, modern designs and thoughtful details throughout, Thrown will help you: 
<ul><li>Master the fundamentals of throwing on a pottery wheel</li><li>Learn essential decorating, glazing and firing techniques</li><li>Make 20 stylish and practical ceramic pieces for your home</li><li>Build your skills and confidence project by project</li></ul> 
Featuring clear step-by-step instructions and beautiful lifestyle photography, Thrown is an inspiring and accessible introduction to pottery – and the perfect companion for anyone ready to discover the addictive, tactile pleasure of making with clay.

Lilly Maetzig

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