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Price breaks per lb. are available at 5, 10, 50, 100, and 500 lb. amounts in checkout.

Price breaks per lb. are available at 5, 10, 50, 100, and 500 lb. amounts in checkout.

Price breaks per lb. are available at 5, 10, 50, 100, and 500 lb. amounts in checkout.

Price breaks per lb. are available at 5, 10, 50, 100, and 500 lb. amounts in checkout.

Nine master ceramic artists present their personal approaches to sculpting the human figure in a spectacular volume that's both technically illuminating and visually inspirational. The outstanding examples range from representational to abstract, diminutive to heroic. Nan Smith uses a range of mold-making techniques and precise slab construction, while Akio Takamori coil-builds a simplified figure inspired by a Velasquez painting and Christyl Boger creates a lavishly decorated, classically formal figurine. Each featured sculptor discusses the unique attractions and challenges of his or her method, and a series of detailed color photographs follows the artwork as it takes shape. In addition, there's a gallery of contemporary pieces selected by the major contributors. Glen R. Brown, a noted writer on ceramics, provides an insightful, thought-provoking introduction.

Looking at how artists from all over the world have modeled the human form in ceramics, The Figure in Fired Clay provides lavish full-color illustrations and examples from prehistoric times to the present, along with the historical, mythological, and methodological background to this fascinating subject. Stunningly beautiful drinking vessels and pottery, some fashioned in the shape of people or animals, some with these figures painted on their exterior, have enhanced the domestic rituals of all cultures, and are brilliantly depicted and examined alongside the experiments of the modern masters-Picasso, Mo Jupp, Eric Mellon, and others.

Price breaks per lb. are available at 5, 10, 50, 100, and 500 lb. amounts in checkout.

Price breaks per lb. are available at 5, 10, 50, 100, and 500 lb. amounts in checkout.

Price breaks per lb. are available at 5, 10, 50, 100, and 500 lb. amounts in checkout.