Hilda Carr

Carve Your Clay by Hilda Carr

In pages 28-129 I found this an interesting, comprehensive, easy to understand book detailing how to create beautiful carved clay pieces that would be lovely to have in one’s home. It made me wish I had a potter’s wheel, clay and tools to play with. I also wondered what came before and after the pages I was able to download.

What I liked:
* The details of how items were created
* The use of varied colors of slip to create a shape then what happens when it is carved
* inlaying color – putting color into carved areas versus carving into an all over wash
* varieties of carving
* use of more than one color of clay to create an object
* techniques used to create lids, handles and other items
* All of it really
* The gorgeous pieces shared in the book

What I didn’t like
* Missing pages
* Not seeing the index, introduction, cover, back-cover, preface, etc.

Did I like this book? What I saw of it I did like

Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group – Quarry for the ARC – This is my honest review.

4-5 Stars… (mehr)