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Plaster studio : mixed-media techniques for painting, casting and sculpting / by Lee, Stephanie(Stephanie Lynn),1977-(CARDINAL)503312; Wise, Judy.(CARDINAL)503313;
Painting on plaster. Plaster additive -- Image from tissue -- Faux fresco -- Stencils -- Gold foil -- Gauze on fabric -- Cracked burlap -- Transfers -- Watercolor and graphite -- Casting & carving. Subtractive approach -- Shallow carving -- Excavation painting -- Cast-object frame -- Cast-object assemblage -- Stenciled plaster -- Grid form -- Sculpture. Foam santo -- Nicho -- Vessel -- Cage -- Book arts. Nicho journal -- Concertina -- Wire-spine pages -- Poetry portfolio.Mixed-media artists will be very excited to see a new world of possibilities open up to them - those of working with plaster to create a wide variety of finished works of art. Each of the 25 projects in this title introduces the reader to a new way of incorporating plaster into their work, from the creation of a faux fresco painting, to a stenciled look and from cast-object assemblage to a book with plastered pages. As with any book authored by two artists, the reader receives extra inspiration by seeing how Stephanie and Judy approach plaster in their own way to achieve different results.
Subjects: Plaster craft.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 4
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Plasterworks : a beginner's guide to molding and decorating plaster projects from stars and cherubs to shells and sunflowers / by Plowman, John.(CARDINAL)683500;
Subjects: Plaster craft.; Decoration and ornament.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Plaster mosaics / by Peck, Kristin.(CARDINAL)688114;
Subjects: Mosaics.; Mosaics; Plaster craft.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Making art with sand and earth / by Chapman, Gillian.(CARDINAL)757192; Robson, Pam.(CARDINAL)369179;
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.Sand painting -- Sand casting -- Rock art -- Mud prints -- Making impressions -- Patterns in relief -- Modeling with clay -- Plaster carving -- Natural dyes -- Earth's pigments -- Using fibers -- Straw work.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Nature craft; Plaster craft; Recycling (Waste, etc.); Sand casting; Straw work;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Art foundry. / by Hauser, Christian.(CARDINAL)226479;
Bibliography: page 123.
Subjects: Models (Clay, plaster, etc.); Founding.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Practical folk art : create beautiful and decorative pieces in the folk art tradition, with 35 projects / by Walton, Stewart,author.; Walton, Sally,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 156) and index.
Subjects: Folk art.; Handicraft.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Sandcasting. / by Batho, Margot.; Overlie, George,illustrator.(CARDINAL)504418;
Introduces the techniques and necessary tools for creating a variety of plaster and wax objects by making impressions in sand.
Subjects: Candles; Handicraft; Plaster casts; Sand casting;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The art & craft of ceramics : techniques, projects, inspiration / by Ros i Frigola, Maria Dolors,1947-(CARDINAL)479432;
Includes bibliographical references (page 160) and index.Introduction -- Contemporary ceramics -- The evolution of ceramics in the 20th century -- Raw materials -- Clays -- Mining and preparation of clays -- Clay bodies -- Characteristics of clay -- Tools and their uses -- Tools and equipment -- Mold-making tools -- Tools and equipment for throwing on the wheel -- Glazing and decorating tools -- Kilns and firing methods -- Kiln furniture -- Firing temperature -- Firing -- Production processes -- Handbuilding and throwing -- Pinching -- Coil building -- Slump molds -- Mold production -- Waste molds -- Press molds -- Slip-cast molds -- Making plaster wheel molds -- The potter's wheel -- Glaze techniques -- Glazes -- Raw and fritted glazes -- Characteristics of glaze ingredients -- Low-fire glazes -- Stoneware glazes -- Copper reds -- Ash glazes -- Raku -- Paper clay -- Decorative techniques -- Slips -- Colored clay bodies -- Underglazes -- Step by step -- Hollowing out solid forms -- Slab building, by Ivet Bazaco -- Throwing a large vessel in two sections / Josep Matés -- Making a large oval vessel with salts / Carlets -- Coil-building a bowl / Yukiko Murata -- Sculpting vessels / Barbaformosa -- Gallery -- Glossary.
Subjects: Pottery craft.;
Available copies: 9 / Total copies: 9
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Creative masks for stage and school / by Peters, Joan.(CARDINAL)428106; Sutcliffe, Anna.(CARDINAL)559067;
Materials -- How to change faces -- Found objects -- Cartons, bags and packaging -- Card and paper -- Constructions and armatures -- Soft materials -- Mod-Roc and plaster -- Half masks and masks on sticks -- Weaving, knitting and similar crafts -- Interesting surfaces -- Further reading -- Suppliers.Instructions for constructing masks for use on school stages using a variety of materials.
Subjects: Masks.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Ceramics : two books in one / by Mattison, Steve.;
Projects -- Tile panel -- Earrings and brooch -- Dinner plate -- Fruit bowl -- Scent bottle -- Patterned box -- Burnished vase -- Store jar with lid -- Group of figures -- Window flower box -- Pasta dish -- Squashed-seded teabowl -- Making details -- Teapot -- Cup and saucer -- Slip-decorated bowl -- Laarge thrown bottle -- Mantelpiece clock -- Techniques -- Choosing your clay -- Preparing clay: wedging -- Preparing clay: kneading -- Preparing clay: reclaiming -- Preparing clay: storage -- Slip -- Staining clay -- Handbuilding: pinching -- Handbuilding: coiling -- Slab building -- Molds: mixing potter's plaster -- Molds: drop-out mold -- Molds: hump mold -- Molds: sprig mold -- Molds: simple formers -- Throwing on the wheel -- Turning on the wheel -- Decoration: impressions and textures -- Decoration: inlay and sgraffito -- Decoration: burnishing -- Decoration: slip trailing -- Decoration: underglaze colors, stains, and lusters -- Glazes: types and mixing -- Glazes: application -- Glaze recipes -- Kilns -- Firings -- Gallery -- Safety.
Subjects: Pottery craft.; Pottery; Handicraft.; Tile craft.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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