Paper Clay for Ceramic Sculptors A Studio Companion

Find out why sculptors, muralists, tile makers, model makers, potters, handbuilders, teachers, parents and makers worldwide choose to use ceramic earthenware, terracotta, stoneware, or porcelain forms of paperclay. The right balance of recycled paper pulp (cellulose fiber) mixed in clay offers time and cost saving expressive freedom to professional and amateur makers unknown in the past. This book includes technical support for abstract or figure work, armatures, tiles, hand building by coil, pinch, potter's wheel, research directions, recycling papers, mixing art studio batches, casting, outdoors, firing in kilns, or air set options, finishes and glazes, recipes, classroom, and a detailed index. Included are more than 150 photos, illustrations, and charts.