Cristina Córdova is a contemporary artist and sculpting instructor whose work is collected around the world. She is featured in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum; The Colección Acosta de San Juan, Puerto Rico; the Mint Museum of Craft + Design; the Museum of Contemporary Art; and the Alfred Ceramic Art Museum, among others. She is the recipient of numerous grants and award, including NC Arts Council Fellowship Grant, a Virginia Groot Foundation Recognition Grant, several International Association of Art Critics of Puerto Rico awards, and in 2015 the prestigious United States Artist Fellowship award. Her work is widely featured in all major ceramics and arts media, including the covers of Ceramics Monthly, and was featured by Craft in America, on PBS, in their episode on Identity. Cristina has taught and demonstrated around the world, though she focuses mostly on US locations. Her residencies, workshops, and classes include: Harvard University, the University of California, the University of Nebraska, the University of Georgia, the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Ceramistas de Reñaca in Chile, the Australian National University in Canberra, Gaya Ceramics in Bali, Penland School of Crafts (NC), Haystack Mountain School (ME), Santa Fe Clay (NM), Mudfire (GA), Odyssey Center for Ceramics (NC), and Anderson Ranch (CO), among others.
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Foreword Introduction 1 PREPARATION Studio Setup Finding Inspiration Simple Armature Construction External Supports 2 GETTING STARTED How to Make a Slab Using Patterns 3 ASSEMBLING LOWER BODY PARTS ON ARMATURE Preparing Your Armature Joinery Footprint and Lower Leg The Foot Upper Leg Pelvis 4 ASSEMBLING THE UPPER BODY Getting Started Attaching Torso to Pelvis The Neck Breasts Arms 5 THE HEAD Using a Pattern to Create a Head Shape Adding Facial Features Refining Features Fleshing: Creating Flow and Continuity Hair Attaching Head to Neck 6 HANDS Forming the Hands Attaching the Hands 7 FLESHING OUT CORE FORMS Venting Reading Contours with Additional Photographic Views to Achieve Accuracy The Process Artistic Considerations 8 SURFACE DEVELOPMENT, DRYING, AND FIRING Surface Development Drying and Firing Appendix A: Four Cardinal Views Appendix B: Model Reference Photos Appendix C: Illustrative References Appendix D: Templates Acknowledgments Resources About the Author Index
Foreword Introduction 1 PREPARATION Studio Setup Finding Inspiration Simple Armature Construction External Supports 2 GETTING STARTED How to Make a Slab Using Patterns 3 ASSEMBLING LOWER BODY PARTS ON ARMATURE Preparing Your Armature Joinery Footprint and Lower Leg The Foot Upper Leg Pelvis 4 ASSEMBLING THE UPPER BODY Getting Started Attaching Torso to Pelvis The Neck Breasts Arms 5 THE HEAD Using a Pattern to Create a Head Shape Adding Facial Features Refining Features Fleshing: Creating Flow and Continuity Hair Attaching Head to Neck 6 HANDS Forming the Hands Attaching the Hands 7 FLESHING OUT CORE FORMS Venting Reading Contours with Additional Photographic Views to Achieve Accuracy The Process Artistic Considerations 8 SURFACE DEVELOPMENT, DRYING, AND FIRING Surface Development Drying and Firing Appendix A: Four Cardinal Views Appendix B: Model Reference Photos Appendix C: Illustrative References Appendix D: Templates Acknowledgments Resources About the Author Index
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