Conscious Crafts: Pottery: 20 mindful makes to reconnect head, heart & hands

Description

Making is mindfulness made practical, and pottery is a known meditative craft. Mindful Makes: Pottery is a contemporary craft book sharing over 20 simple makes for playful pottery pieces. Maker Lucy Davidson shares techniques, steps, and ideas for working with clay--without a wheel or kiln--fun projects from miniature bunting to plant pots and terrazzo style bracelets. In this stunning project book, she shares personal insight into the wellbeing benefits and happiness pottery can bring--from slowing down in busy, modern life to experiencing the meditative nature of making and the joy creating a handmade piece can give. Clean photography, contemporary illustration and heart-affirming text are beautifully mixed together creating a bespoke craft book to cherish.

Lucy Davidson is a contemporary crafter and designer who specializes in pottery and weaving. She teaches workshops and classes, and has featured in the national press with her original step-by-step projects and techniques for the modern maker to create at home. Lucy blogs about making, craft & design, and has appeared on channel 4 television in the UK. www.peasandneedles.co.uk/Insta_ peasandneedles

"Plans for creating pots, coasters, jewelry, containers for plants, delightful decorations and much more fill this wonderful, easy-to-use treasury of hands-on projects for clay shapers of all skill and experience levels." * Midwest Book Review *