Dough Folk Art: How To Make Beautiful & Lasting Objects From Flour, Salt & Water - Softcover

Owen, Cheryl

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0806986514 ISBN 13: 9780806986517

Publisher: Sterling, 1998

Synopsis

No wonder dough crafts are becoming more popular all the time. It's the most inexpensive modeling medium in the world. And now, due to some recent techniques, your projects can last a lifetime. Forty original, step-by-step projects let you explore salt dough's versatility. They include: Citrus-fruit plates with "looks-real-enough-to-eat oranges and lemons. A welcoming sun plaque. A colorful court jester doll. Stunning carnival masks. Those with traditional tastes can capture bygone charm with a folk angel, gingerbread heart, or fruit-filled cornucopia, while a cowboy-theme Tex-Mex clock, unique metal-embedded bowls, and a checkerboard covered with friendly lizards will be delightful additions to contemporary decors. Because it's completely non-toxic, salt dough is ideal for children. Animal finger puppets and a dinosaur are fun toys that kids can make by themselves or with an adult friend. All techniques for kneading, coloring, drying and baking, painting, glazing and varnishing are clearly explained, including how to use basic household items such as scissors, toothpicks and wire to achieve spectacular effects. 160 pages (all in color), 9 x 11.

About this title

From Booklist

Every five years or so, another writer-craftsperson discovers the nineteenth-century German concoction of salt dough and molds it to current design trends. Unlike her predecessors, Owen actually demonstrates how to sculpt practical items, from mirrors and pencil holders to serving dishes and wall clocks. Motifs for the more than 40 projects are inspired by country and folk art as well as contemporary fads; a Mexican tree of life, for instance, is presented alongside a hanging, chubby-cheeked folk angel and a rotund, generic dinosaur. Directions are plentiful, including color photographs of the more complicated steps. Barbara Jacobs

Edition details

• Publisher: Sterling
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0806986514
• ISBN 13: 9780806986517
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 160