Ceramics for beginners : animals & figures

Readers who have simply rolled out dough, or pinched a piecrust can easily create the 12 projects in this book.

Using the slab method, make an enchanting bird relief tile. Or choose a favourite family photo and make a delightful three-dimensional diorama.

Just roll the clay flat, trace and cut out. Dogs are a perennial favourite project amongst ceramicists and the author shows readers how to easily make a free-standing canine using the coil method.

Readers will learn how to combine the pinch, coil and tube techniques to make more complex pieces like an irresistible sitting rabbit.

As a different option to the usual ceramic glazes, smoke and sawdust firings are explained.

It includes a gallery of work from other artists that further illustrates the possibilities of each technique.