Because paper clay is strong when green and light, when fired it offers extraordinary possibilities. This book explains how to make, use, and fire paper clay and paper slips and illustrates the versatility of this material by displaying the work of an international group of artists.

Paper Clay

Rosette Gault

2005 | 144 pages | Paper $27.50
Arts and Crafts

Table of Contents

Introduction: History and Overview

1 Clay Ingredients and Additives
2 Paper and Paper Clay Preparation
3 Types of Paper Clay
4 What Paper Clays Can Do
5 Basic Forming Methods
6 Large-scale Sculpture
7 Sculpture and Beyond
8 Surfaces and Firing
9 Further Developments

Appendix
Bibliography
List of Suppliers
Index