Conscious Crafts: Pottery: 20 mindful makes to reconnect head, heart & hands
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 photographycontemporary illustration and heart-affirming text are beautifully mixed together to celebrate art of making for a handmade future.

Packed with inspiring ideas and practical guidanceConscious 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: Pottery: 20 mindful makes to reconnect head, heart & hands
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 photographycontemporary illustration and heart-affirming text are beautifully mixed together to celebrate art of making for a handmade future.

Packed with inspiring ideas and practical guidanceConscious 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: Pottery: 20 mindful makes to reconnect head, heart & hands

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

by Lucy Davidson
Conscious Crafts: Pottery: 20 mindful makes to reconnect head, heart & hands

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 photographycontemporary illustration and heart-affirming text are beautifully mixed together to celebrate art of making for a handmade future.

Packed with inspiring ideas and practical guidanceConscious 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780711257443
Publisher: Leaping Hare Press
Publication date: 06/29/2021
Series: Conscious Crafts
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 144
File size: 96 MB
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About the Author

Lucy Davidson is a contemporary crafter and designer who specializes in pottery and weaving. She teaches workshops and classes, and has featured in the national press with her original step-by-step projects and techniques for the modern maker to create at home. Lucy blogs about making, craft & design, and has appeared on channel 4 television in the UK. www.peasandneedles.co.uk/Insta_ peasandneedles 

Table of Contents


CONTENTS

Introduction 6

Tools and materials 10

Useful techniques 14

How to make your own clay 18
 

The Projects 20-139

Imperfection is pretty perfect

1. Imperfect pots

2. Nonna’s vintage lace coasters

3. Psychedelic jewellery dish 

4. Necklace beads 

5. Abstract earrings

6. Modern terrazzo-style bracelets

7. Beautiful bird brooches


Finding enchantment

8. Pinch pot tea light holders

9. Light pull

10. Matisse-inspired incense holder


Botanical beauty

11. Botanical wall hanging 

12. Potted herb markers 

13. Clay ‘leaf’ bowls 

14. Plant hanger pots 

15. Indoor planter
 

Celebrating creativity

16. Botanical festive decorations

17. Ditzy miniature bunting

18. Feather wall hanging

19. Serving dishes

20. Seaside vase
 

Endmatter 140-144

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