A Clay Lover's Guide to Making Molds: Designing * Making * Using (A Lark Ceramics Book)

By Peirce Clayton

Book Overview

A complete practical guide to creating and using plaster moulds in clay work. The author covers the basics of setting up a workshop area, selecting and working with the materials, and works through a series of specific projects, from simple one-piece press pieces, to multi-piece moulds for use with liquid clay slip.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1579901867
• ISBN13: 9781579901868
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: Lark Books
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.3" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

A Great Guide

This well thought out guide gets right to work explaining in clear, concise steps how to construct various types of clay molds. From basic one-piece molds to complex multi-piece molds, Clayton describes their design, construction, and infinite utility. The book is loaded with excellent color and black and white photographs. Some depict the tools and process. Others show a magnificent sampling of finished products. This guide can take the average pot-throwers hobby to the next level. Makes a pretty decent coffee table book too. --Christopher Bonn Jonnes, author of Wake Up Dead.

Answered all my questions!

Clayton has assembled instructions, guidelines and black/white assembly illustrations to make both plaster and rubber molds. Eye appeal in the form of dashingly colorful photos of ceramics of many accomplished artists is also included. His easy-to-follow instructions and pictures have answered every question I had about making plaster molds. I do have one suggestion: trying to keep your copy clean with a plastic book cover might be a good idea!

Answered all my questions!

Author Pierce Clayton and Editor Chris Rich have assembled instructions, guidelines and black/white assembly illustrations to make both plaster and rubber molds. Eye appeal in the form of dashingly colorful photos of ceramics of many accomplished artists is also included. His easy-to-follow instructions and pictures have answered every question I had about making plaster molds. I do have one suggestion: trying to keep your copy clean with a plastic book cover might be a good idea!