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A & C Black Publishers Ltd Number of pages: 128 Language: English (Original Language) Language: English (Unknown)

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worth a look
Review date: 2008-06-27 Rating: 8 out of 10

This is a very clever book; it leaves the creativity up to the reader by mentioning right at the start that the projects are to allow the reader to gain confidence and not necessarily to follow the designs to the letter.

The book is in three sections, the first contains small projects to complete which vary in difficulty, the second is about specific techniques to use with the clay, the third is about the tools needed to work with the clay (most of which can be found around the home).

The projects are well instructed, and start out simple enough that anyone can try them. This is a great book to dip in and out of and doesn't need to be read from cover to cover to get the most out of it.

Some of the items made in this book were not to my taste, but, the author states repeatedly that the purpose of them is for the reader to get a feel for the clay and to gain confidence with the tools and techniques.

The only thing I didn't like was the fact that there are no photographs of the techniques used, only illustrations. I prefer to see the hands of the author so I can copy them more accurately. However, the instructions are good enough to make up for no photos!