Children, Clay, And Sculpture (Hardcover)

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Kids will happily dig into the soft, malleable medium, exploring its possibilities. They’ll break the clay apart, rejoin it with water, try to model it into recognizable shapes, and cut out great big slabs to design. Pictures of professional sculptures, as well as objects created by kids, fill the book. Children will think it’s playtime—you don’t have to tell them they’re learning, too.

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Product Details Hardcover: 128 pages Publisher: Sterling; illustrated edition edition (December 31, 1998) Language: English ISBN-10: 0871921456 ISBN-13: 978-0871921451 Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 8.6 x 0.5 inches Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #68,499 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books) Popular in these categories: (What's this?) #29 in  Books > Arts & Photography > Other Media > Ceramics #32 in  Books > Home & Garden > Crafts & Hobbies > Crafts for Children #57 in  Books > Home & Garden > Crafts & Hobbies > Pottery & Ceramics

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• Hands in Clay : An Introduction to Ceramics by SPEIGHT in Back Matter

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Sterling; illustrated edition edition (December 31, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0871921456
• ISBN-13: 978-0871921451
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 8.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #68,499 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

  Popular in these categories: (What's this?)

  #29 in	Books > Arts & Photography > Other Media > Ceramics
  #32 in	Books > Home & Garden > Crafts & Hobbies > Crafts for Children
  #57 in	Books > Home & Garden > Crafts & Hobbies > Pottery & Ceramics

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars hands-down the best, May 11, 2005

By	waldorf_curric - See all my reviews

This book is extremely useful for classroom teachers and homeschooling families alike. It slowly and thoroughly works through the progression of skills from first using clay to creating finished sculpture. The chapters include information for teaching the skills, multiple examples of professional artwork that can be studied to view the technique at hand, tons of pictures of student work with the age of the student identified (very helpful for knowing how to set your expectations at a realistic level) and every chapter includes free exploration ideas as well as specific exercises.

Chapters:

Before You Begin
Explorations
Making Sculpture
Sculpting in Relief
Animals
Heads and Faces
Figures
Improving Sculptures
Finishing and Displaying Sculpture

I have taken classes with Cathy Topal; she teaches in the Education department at Smith College, helping prospective teachers learn how to teach art. The care and attention she has taken to laying out the exercises in this book clearly reflect this experience - she can think both like an experienced teacher of art and like a mentor to new teachers. This book is a valuable purchase for any art teacher or homeschool family and can be used with students from age 4 to high school level. It will grow with your child and can be used over and over to explore topics in more depth in subsequent years. I give it my very highest recommendation.