Beschreibung:
Conscious Crafts: Pottery is a contemporary craft book sharing over 20 simple makes for playful pottery pieces – all without the need for a wheel or kiln.
In Conscious Crafts: Pottery, maker Lucy Davidson reveals the meditative nature of working with clay and its wellbeing benefits for slowing down, creativity and mindfulness.
Making is mindfulness made practical, and pottery is a popular meditative craft. Drawing on the traditions of hand making, Lucy has created 20 modern makes with air dry and polymer clay – all without the need for a wheel or kiln: imperfect pots; coasters; necklace beads; abstract earrings; terrazzo-style bracelets; bird brooches; pinch pot tea holders; light pull; incense holder; botanical & feather wall hangings; festive decorations; potted herb markers; clay 'leaf' bowls; plant hanger pots; indoor planters; miniature bunting; serving dishes; and seaside vases. She shares thebasic techniques to pottery and shows how these can be explored and personalized for different projects, as well as making your own clay and memories.
Clean photography, contemporary illustration and heart-affirming text are beautifully mixed together to celebrate art of making for a handmade future.
Packed with inspiring ideas and practical guidance, Conscious Crafts: Pottery gives you the raw skills to get started with this fulfilling craft, and shows how the pottery experience and the satisfaction of creating your own unique makes can create happiness.
The Conscious Crafts series places mindfulness and well-being at the heart of making. Picking out proven meditative crafts and bespoke authors, these practical, contemporary guides are an inviting introduction to reconnecting head, heart, and hands.
Also available from the series: Conscious Crafts: Quilting/Knitting/Whittling.
CONTENTS
Introduction 6
Tools and materials 10
Useful techniques 14
How to make your own clay 18
The Projects 20-139
Imperfection is pretty perfect
1. Imperfect pots
2. Nonna’s vintage lace coasters
3. Psychedelic jewellery dish
4. Necklace beads
5. Abstract earrings
6. Modern terrazzo-style bracelets
7. Beautiful bird brooches
Finding enchantment
8. Pinch pot tea light holders
9. Light pull
10. Matisse-inspired incense holder
Botanical beauty
11. Botanical wall hanging
12. Potted herb markers
13. Clay ‘leaf’ bowls
14. Plant hanger pots
15. Indoor planter
Celebrating creativity
16. Botanical festive decorations
17. Ditzy miniature bunting
18. Feather wall hanging
19. Serving dishes
20. Seaside vase
Endmatter 140-144