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The Best Ceramics and Pottery Books
Throwing Pots (Ceramics Handbooks)Throwing Pots (Ceramics Handbooks) by Phil Rogers
Buy used from: £33.64
Teaches the basic techniques of throwing, concentrating on the two basic forms of cylinder and plate.
Inside Japanese CeramicsInside Japanese Ceramics by Richard Wilson
Buy new: £16.99 / Used from: £13.78
A great book for learning about building Japanese style pottery.
Setting Up a Pottery Workshop (Ceramics Handbooks)Setting Up a Pottery Workshop (Ceramics Handbooks) by Alistair Young
Buy used from: £9.00
For anyone wanting to set up their own workshop.
Building Your Own Kiln: Three Japanese Potters Give Step-by-step InstructionsBuilding Your Own Kiln: Three Japanese Potters Give Step-by-step Instructions by Hiromi Itabashi
Buy new: £12.52 / Used from: £9.99
Shows how to build three types of kiln; gas fired top loader, anagama and snake kiln.
The Complete Potter: The Complete Reference to Tools, Materials and Techniques for All Potters and CeramicistsThe Complete Potter: The Complete Reference to Tools, Materials and Techniques for All Potters and Ceramicists by Steven Mattison
Buy new: £9.23 / Used from: £8.02
Basic comprehensive text.
Snow, Wave, Pine: Traditional Patterns in Japanese DesignSnow, Wave, Pine: Traditional Patterns in Japanese Design by Sadao Hibi
Buy new: £38.25 / Used from: £47.38
Great ideas from Japanese design and patterns.
Coiled Pottery: Traditional and Contemporary WaysCoiled Pottery: Traditional and Contemporary Ways by Betty Blandino
Buy new: £9.39 / Used from: £7.00
Describes coiled potttery from around the world and provides information on techniques as well as some inspiration on forms and decorations.
The Glaze Book: A Visual Catalogue of Decorative Ceramic GlazesThe Glaze Book: A Visual Catalogue of Decorative Ceramic Glazes by Stephen Murfitt
Buy new: £12.97 / Used from: £11.02
Basic book for starting to glaze pots.
Potter's Directory of Shape and Form (Ceramics)Potter's Directory of Shape and Form (Ceramics) by Neal French
Buy used from: £8.02
Lots of ideas for experimenting with shapes and forms.
The Potter's Guide to Ceramic Surfaces: A Practical Directory of Ceramic Surface Decoration Techniques, Plus Guidance on How Best to Use ThemThe Potter's Guide to Ceramic Surfaces: A Practical Directory of Ceramic Surface Decoration Techniques, Plus Guidance on How Best to Use Them by Jo Connell
Buy new: £10.53 / Used from: £9.11
Lots of ideas and advice for decorating pots.
The Craft and Art of Clay: A Complete Potter's HandbookThe Craft and Art of Clay: A Complete Potter's Handbook by Susan H. Peterson
Buy new: £15.22 / Used from: £13.43
Great advice for making and decorating pots of all types.
Complete Potters CompanionComplete Potters Companion by Tony Birks
Buy used from: £12.00
Something to keep by your side.
Shoji Hamada: A Potter's Way and Work (Ceramic Classics)Shoji Hamada: A Potter's Way and Work (Ceramic Classics) by Susan Peterson
Buy new: £20.61 / Used from: £11.97
The greatest of all Japanese potters.
Ash GlazesAsh Glazes by Phil Rogers
Buy new: £25.50 / Used from: £17.25
Instructions and advice on ash glazing.
Bernard Leach (St Ives Artists series)Bernard Leach (St Ives Artists series) by Edmund de Waal
Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £4.99
The greatest of British potters.
Sources of Inspiration: For Ceramics and the Applied ArtsSources of Inspiration: For Ceramics and the Applied Arts by Carolyn Genders
Buy new: £12.48 / Used from: £11.62
Ideas for decorating pots.
Resist and Masking Techniques (Ceramics Handbooks)Resist and Masking Techniques (Ceramics Handbooks) by Peter Beard
Buy used from: £5.22
More techniques for decorating pots.
Slipcasting (Ceramics Handbooks)Slipcasting (Ceramics Handbooks) by Sasha Wardell
Buy used from: £4.72
Advice and ideas for slip casting.
Raku (Ceramics Handbooks)Raku (Ceramics Handbooks) by John Mathieson
Buy used from: £80.15
Great basic starter for this interesting and exiting technique.
Mould Making (Ceramics Handbooks)Mould Making (Ceramics Handbooks) by John Colclough
Buy new: £9.39 / Used from: £5.18
Make your own moulds.