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Wild Clay

by MPS
Original price $40.00 - Original price $40.00
Original price
$40.00
$40.00 - $40.00
Current price $40.00

 

Matt Levy, Takuro Shibata, and Hitomi Shibata

The ultimate illustrated guide for sourcing, processing and using wild clay.

Potters around the world are taking to the local landscape to dig their own wild clay, discover its unique properties, and apply it to their craft. This guide is the ideal starting point for anyone – from novices, improvers and experts to educators and students – who wants to forge a closer bond between their art and their surroundings.

Table of Contents

Foreword: Wild Clay
Introduction: Why Wild Clay?
1. A Personal Journey Through Wild Clay
2. Soil Ecology and Geology
3. Finding Clay
4. Processing and Testing Wild Clay
5. Making Clay Bodies
6. Glazes, Slips, and Alternative Practices
7. Artist Spotlights