In Mastering Hand Building, discover a robust array of options for constructing both simple and complex clay forms without a potters wheel. Richly illustrated with colour photography, this comprehensive volume includes: Essential techniques in hand building, covering pinch pots, coil building, and slab building. Advanced techniques and tips for designing templates and replicating pieces, lidded vessels, using molds, a variety of decorative techniques, and other avenues of exploration An overview of kilns and firing schedules, plus slip and glaze recipes Slab-building and molding templates for creating plates, bowls, cups, and boxes. Take your hand-building skillsand your artworkto the next level with Mastering Hand Building. Hardcover.