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The Clay Book : Its Technology, Handling, and Application. As It Was Used At Studios West (Crafts (Hardcover Ritchie Unlimited))
The Clay Book Its Technology Handling and Application As It Was Used At Studios West - Crafts Hardcover Ritchie Unlimited Author:Ralph W. Ritchie, Fern J. Ritchie We owed our success and survival as an art studio for twenty years largely to what we knew about clay. This book recounts most of what we knew and understood about the ceramist's media. Most of our work was functional sculpture: that is what sold. In a livelihood situation, you make what sells. This is the first book that really describes... more » Studios West, our studio, and what went on in the lives of the involved artists. What we wanted was a place that allowed nearly unrestricted performance of art whenever and whatever we wanted to do. Often the day never ended. We built a way of life around the studio. It was our pallet. The book is 153 pages, 78 illustration, including 38 color photographs of our work, with detailed descriptions of the processes and techniques involved.« less