Slipcasting

by Sasha Wardell

Best known as one of the most widely used industrial ceramic techniques, slipcasting has become increasingly attractive to individual artists and craftspersons. Slip, a water and clay solution, is poured into porous molds. As the mold absorbs water from the slip, a layer of clay forms a cast. The excess slip is removed from the mold and the cast is stiffened, removed, dried, and fired in a kiln. Since the molds can be based on anything from delicate...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812219988
• ISBN13: 9780812219982
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"