Clay Culture: Plasters, Paints and Preservation
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| Rating | : | 4.47 (973 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0984222901 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-26 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
. Carole Crews, an artist and builder from Taos, New Mexico, has played in the mud most of her life. By using earthen materials for artistic expression, she has developed techniques for making beautiful walls in the simplest ways possible, and hopes, through this book, to enable others to realize their own creative freedom and potential
Jacqueline G. May said Great information.. Inspiring! Great information.. Terrific Resource - clear and informative Shannon Donnelly This is a wonderful book to have both for the inspiration it offers and the practical recipes for mixing up clay slips, wheat paste glues, and a variety of clay mixes. There's tremendous experience offered up in the book along with images that can help you on your way to plastering or building. This is a book we keep close by and use a lot.. Okay for beginners Speaking as a person who has built a strawbale home and covered it inside and out with earthen plaster, I would say that this book is not all that useful. It reminds me a lot of the how-to books from the 1960s and 70s; all the photos are black and white and the prose is cute-conversational.(In describing the thickness of clay paint as that of pancake batter, they use an entire half-page to include a pancake batter recipe, for example.) The font is overly large; is this to make the book appear thick and substantial? Instead of regularly using earthen clay found on or near site, these authors often use kaolin bought at a potter
. By using earthen materials for artistic expression, she has developed techniques for making beautiful walls in the simplest ways possible, and hopes, through this book, to enable others to realize their own creative freedom and potential. About the Author Carole Crews, an artist and builder from Taos, New Mexico, has played in the mud most of her life
An artistic offering is a totem to hope, a creative expression to balance the weight of the world.. Many of the 280 black-and-white photographs are historic and illustrate the simplicity of old techniques and the role they play in a sustainable lifestyle.With hopes of shifting the conversation from "how-to" to "what next," Clay Culture offers thirty years worth of experience and information about building, repairing, and finishing walls with abundant, natural clay. Beauty is here for the taking, and the giving. Clay Culture: Plasters, Paints and Preservation begins with the history of Taos, New Mexico, where earthen architecture remains a building block of culture. Models are a way to begin, and a great way to test local clay.Small compounds of numerous dwellings that catch water and grow food can support people more reliably than crashing stocks and bonds. It is only recently that we have forgotten how to take good care of ourselves without shopping. This book offers a body of knowledge that will stimulate creative juices and help provide the confidence and understanding needed to use clay, sand, straw, binders, and pigments in