Sculpting & Handbuilding - Claire Loder porcelain For each technique

For each technique

smooth and crystal clear surface over these colours when fired 1200-1280 degrees C

Suitable for oxidising

Tableware producers must test all finished ware to establish dinnerware status

Sculpting & Handbuilding - Claire Loder porcelain For each techniqueHandbuilding with clay offers a unique opportunity to experiment, requiring few tools, and allowing intuition and imagination to come to the fore. In this overview of a fast developing practice, artist Claire Loder explains time honoured methods of handbuilding, as well as introducing the fascinating new approaches of contemporary ceramicists. The basic techniques, from coiling and pinching to working with slabs, are explained with practical