Basic Pottery Making by Linda Franz, ed softback, spiral-bound by Stackpole Books in the USA. ISBN 978-0-8117-3531-5, price 19.95 US dollars from www.stackpolebooks.com
Learn the basics of pottery making is something of a misnomer as this book deals solely with one aspect – wheel thrown pottery. It is an excellent, illustrated guide to the latter, taking [...]
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Basic Pottery Making by Linda Franz, ed
Smoke Firing by Jane Perrymen
Smoke Firing by Jane Perryman, hardback published by A&C Black. ISBN 978-0-7136-6985-5, price 30.00 from acblack.com
I find this the most fascinating of areas within ceramics. In this fabulous 176 page book, Jane Perryman explores this wondrous subject by highlighting contemporary artists and approaches to smoke firing. The book looks at all approaches and aspects including, [...]
Complete Ceramics
Complete Ceramics, hardback published by C&B. ISBN 978-1-84340-482-8, price 16.99 from www.anovabooks.com
Although I do not think this is as complete as other ceramics books I have reviewed, it is very good. Each project is graded for skill levels and the projects are categorized too. The book includes a quick history of ceramics, basic tools and [...]
250 Tips, Techniques and Trade Secrets for Potters by Jacqui Atkin
250 Tips, Techniques and Trade Secrets for Potters by Jacqui Atkin, softback published by A& C Black. ISBN 978-1-4081-1018-8, price 16.99 from www.acblack.com
This is a fantastic reference for all those beginner potters who still need lots of help. This book gives the answers to many common problems encountered in pottery. The step-by-step photographs and diagrams [...]