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Conscious Crafts

Pottery: 20 mindful makes to reconnect head, heart & hands

by Lucy Davidson
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In Conscious Crafts: Pottery, maker Lucy Davidson reveals the meditative nature of working with clay and its wellbeing benefits for slowing down, creativity and mindfulness.
Making is mindfulness made practical, and pottery is a popular meditative craft. Drawing on the traditions of hand making, Lucy has created 20 modern makes with air dry and polymer clay – all without the need for a wheel or kiln: imperfect pots; coasters; necklace beads; abstract earrings; terrazzo-style bracelets; bird brooches; pinch pot tea holders; light pull; incense holder; botanical & feather wall hangings; festive decorations; potted herb markers; clay 'leaf' bowls; plant hanger pots; indoor planters; miniature bunting; serving dishes; and seaside vases. She shares the basic techniques to pottery and shows how these can be explored and personalized for different projects, as well as making your own clay and memories.
Clean photography, contemporary illustration and heart-affirming text are beautifully mixed together to celebrate art of making for a handmade future.
Packed with inspiring ideas and practical guidance, Conscious Crafts: Pottery gives you the raw skills to get started with this fulfilling craft, and shows how the pottery experience and the satisfaction of creating your own unique makes can create happiness.
The Conscious Crafts series places mindfulness and well-being at the heart of making. Picking out proven meditative crafts and bespoke authors, these practical, contemporary guides are an inviting introduction to reconnecting head, heart, and hands.
Also available from the series: Conscious Crafts: Quilting/Knitting/Whittling.

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    Conscious Crafts

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  • Release date

    June 29, 2021

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      • ISBN: 9780711257443

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      • ISBN: 9780711257443
      • File size: 19425 KB
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  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      Starred review from May 1, 2021

      British crafter and workshop presenter Davidson (author of the Peas and Needles blog about weaving, punch needle, and macram�) offers 20 projects that can be made of air-dry clay or polymer clay. She writes that making time in a busy day for creative work can leave one feeling happier and calmer. The projects are simple and designed for all ages; learn to make flower pots, vases, jewelry, or wall decorations. The book also includes recipes for homemade air-dry clay, with different combinations of glue, cornstarch, and water; lists of tools and other materials; and examples of and directions for different sculpting techniques. It should be noted that as a British publication, this book has some British-specific terminology and employs metric measurements. VERDICT Though the title is misleading (pottery usually refers to pieces made from earthenware or stoneware clay, that have been glazed and fired to vitrification for functional use), it contains fun decorative projects for both adults and children.--Sandra Knowles, formerly South Carolina State Lib., Columbia

      Copyright 2021 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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