{"product_id":"pinch-your-pottery-the-art-craft-of-making-pinch-pots-35-beautiful-projects-to-hand-form-from-clay-9781589239746","title":"Pinch Your Pottery: The Art \u0026 Craft of Making Pinch Pots - 35 Beautiful Projects to Hand-Form from Clay","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLearn how to master one of the most ancient yet simple and appealing ceramics techniques. Taught with a modern approach by a master potter, this amazing collection of pinched projects is the perfect place to start your new ceramics hobby or to explore new ways to shape clay as a more experienced crafter.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Pinching is a wonderfully direct method of interacting with clay that allows for making a range of forms and styles. Projects are simple and small and \u003cb\u003erequire only a few tools and your own hands\u003c\/b\u003e. Begin a new adventure with fabulous pinched ceramics and learn everything from choosing clay and a style of decoration, to firing and beyond: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRanging from functional wares to purely decorative sculptural forms, each project is explained with \u003cb\u003estep-by-step sequences\u003c\/b\u003e and plenty of \u003cb\u003eoptions for surface decoration\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFully cross-referenced throughout, there is a wealth of choice and styles to \u003cb\u003emix and match to make each project truly unique\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA \u003cb\u003egallery of makers provides added inspiration\u003c\/b\u003e and shows the potential of this underrated making method.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e This book proves that pinching is a way of working equal to all other methods and that it can produce items of refinement and sophistication.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJacqui Atkin \u003c\/b\u003eis a professional studio ceramicist, author, and gallery owner living in rural Shropshire, England. She is currently working as editorial consultant and project editor for \u003ci\u003eClayCraft \u003c\/i\u003emagazine. Her previous books include \u003ci\u003e250 Tips, Techniques and Trade Secrets for Potters\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHandbuilt Pottery Techniques Revealed\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePottery Basics\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTroubleshooting for Potters\u003c\/i\u003e, and most recently \u003ci\u003ePottery You Can Use\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Quarry Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50719329059090,"sku":"9781589239746","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c7102437-614d-40b2-a815-328ca22f8521.jpg?v=1734665311","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/pinch-your-pottery-the-art-craft-of-making-pinch-pots-35-beautiful-projects-to-hand-form-from-clay-9781589239746","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}