Slipcasting

by Sasha Wardell

Best known as one of the most widely used industrial ceramic techniques, slipcasting has become increasingly attractive to individual artists and craftspersons. Slip, a water and clay solution, is poured into porous molds. As the mold absorbs water from the slip, a layer of clay forms a cast. The excess slip is removed from the mold and the cast is stiffened, removed, dried, and fired in a kiln. Since the molds can be based on anything from delicate sculpture to found objects, slipcasting frees artists from the constraints of other ceramic techniques while allowing them to create multiples of their works.Sasha Wardell's "Slipcasting" is a straightforward, practical guide for those interested in the boundless possibilities of the technique. The book contains more than one hundred color illustrations, diagrams, and slip formulas. An inspiring "Individual Approaches" chapter discusses the slipcast work of a variety of contemporary ceramicists from around the world.

Genres: Art

1 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2002

Reviews

[Michelle De · Rating 4 out of 5]

Slipcasting is great book for your first foray into slipcasting. I know it really helped me understand the process, as it is quite complicated when you have never seen or done it before. There are step by step guide explaning each step what to look for and explanation of problems that may arise. A good section on mold making.

[Mohammed]

marked to read