{"product_id":"136076494_product","title":"Hitomi Shibata - Wild Clay : Creating Ceramics and Glazes from Natural","description":"New Store Stock\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this Item\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe item is a book Hardback\u003cbr\u003eThe Author Name is Hitomi Shibata\u003cbr\u003eThe Title is Wild Clay : Creating Ceramics and Glazes from Natural and Found Resources\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCondition New\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOther Comments\u003cbr\u003eNew Store Stock\u003cbr\u003eContent Language - English                       \r\u003cbr\u003eCategory - CRAFTS \u0026amp; HOBBIES \/ Pottery \u0026amp; Ceramics\u003cbr\u003eART \/ Ceramics\u003cbr\u003eTECHNOLOGY \u0026amp; ENGINEERING \/ Materials Science \/ Ceramics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProduct Description -\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.\r\n\r\n   Testing and trial and error are key to finding a material's best use, so the authors' tips, drawn from long experience in the US and Japan (but which can be applied to clays anywhere) provide an enviable head-start on this rewarding journey. A clay might be best suited to sculpture and tile bodies, throwing clay bodies, handbuilding and slab bodies, or simply be applied as a glaze or slip. The specific properties of found materials can create a diverse range of effects and surfaces, or, even when not fired, can be adapted for use as colorful pastels or pigments.\r\n\r\n   Beautiful illustrations and helpful technical descriptions explain the formation of various clays  how to locate, collect and assess them  how to test their properties of shrinkage, water absorption, texture and plasticity  the best ways to test-fire them  and how to adapt a clay's characteristics by blending appropriate materials. From prospecting in the field to holding your finished product, there is helpful advice through every stage, and a gallery of work by international potters who have embraced the clays found around them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen possible we will add details of the items we are selling to help buyers know what is included in the item for sale. The details are provided automatically from our central master database and can sometimes be wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBooks are released in many editions and variations, such as standard edition, re-issue, not for sale, promotional, special edition, limited edition, and many other editions and versions.  The Book you receive could be any of these editions or variations. If you are looking for a specific edition or version please contact us to verify what we are selling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGift Ideas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is a great gift idea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHours of Service\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nWe have many warehouses, some of the warehouses process orders seven days a week, but the Administration Support Staff are located at a head office location, outside of the warehouses, and typically work only Monday to Friday.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eLocation ID 245z\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eiHaveit SKU ID 174125283\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title \/ unisex","offer_id":44002202058996,"sku":"174125283","price":29.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/1234\/6868\/files\/2f8d9260a2d42e1c9556532c87aa1f0a.jpg?v=1777007378","url":"https:\/\/ihaveitmarketplace.com\/products\/136076494_product","provider":"iHaveit","version":"1.0","type":"link"}