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Pottery
by Tony Birks

Publisher A & C Black

A Complete Guide to Pottery-Making Techniques. Beautifully illustrated and eminently practical, this book introduces the beginner to wheel-made pottery and the full range of handbuilding, slip-casting, extrusion and raku techniques, with an extended section on glazing and decoration.

Price: £14.99

Alternative Kilns and Firing Techniques
by James C Watkins & Paul Andrew Wandles

Publisher Lark
Edition Hardback

Ceramicists searching for new ways to fire their creations now have a wealth of options. Authors James Watkins and Paul Wandless, along with a group of distinguished artisans, demonstrate in detail how to build low-cost, low-tech, yet high-quality kilns. These clever devices make it possible to produce rich surface effects from alternative reduction firing techniques. In addition to showing the basic procedures for using each kiln, easy-to-follow directions for many fast-fire methods unfold in colour photographs.

Price: £22.95

Repairing Pottery and Porcelain: A Practical Guide
by Lesley Acton & Paul McAuley

Publisher A & C Black
Edition Paperback

A step-by-step guide to repairing pottery and porcelain, from the simplest plate to the most complex figurine. There is advice on which materials to use, the methods and techniques of joining, and how to disguise the join afterwards. The authors also discuss how much work to do in terms of conservation and restoration, and offer suggestions.

Price: £14.99

Ceramics Handbooks: Coiling
by Michael Hardy

Publisher A & C Black
Edition Paperback

Coiling is one of the most versatile ceramic techniques and pots of enormous size and amazing variety have been made in this way. Sculptural forms can also be made using this method of construction. This practical handbook fully explores the technique covering its history, materials, tools and equipment.

Price: £14.99

Ceramics Handbooks: Impressed and Incised Ceramics
by Coll Minogue

Publisher A & C Black
Edition Paperback

Price: £14.99

Ceramics Handbooks: Large-Scale Ceramics
by Jim Robinson

Publisher A & C Black
Edition Paperback

Large-scale ceramics demand a number of considerations that do not concern most ceramicists: kiln size, assembling, weatherproofing and installation are some of the things that must be taken into account. This book discusses these issues as well as giving advice on obtaining and handling commissions.
Well-illustrated with images depicting large scale works from many parts of the world and the process of their construction.

Price: £14.99

Ceramics Handbooks: Mould Making
by John Colclough

Publisher A & C Black
Edition Paperback

Mould making used to be thought of primarily as an industrial technique. However, artists in many fields are finding it a useful tool in creating their works of art. This guide explains how to make and use moulds of varying complexities, for both industrial and artistic use.

Price: £14.99

Ceramics Handbooks: Paper Clay
by Rosette Gault

Publisher A & C Black
Edition Paperback

Paper clay is still a relatively new material in the ceramic world and exciting further developments are still being made. In this new edition there is new artwork in colour, and the expanded text brings the reader up to date on the latest information. A new chapter explores the possibilities of large-scale work.

Price: £14.99

Ceramics Handbooks: Porcelain
by Jack Doherty

Publisher A & C Black
Edition Paperback

Porcelain is prized for its delicacy, translucence, and whiteness, but is also the most difficult of clays to work with. This book looks at the history, suggests the clays, making methods and surface treatments most suitable, and recommends firing schedules and recipes that can be used when working with porcelain.

Price: £14.99

Ceramics Handbooks: Single Firing
by Fran Tristram

Publisher A & C Black
Edition Paperback

Today, most ceramic courses recommend the multiple firing of pieces. However, this was not always the case and this book explains how this change came about. It also discusses the pros and cons of using single firing and dispels many of the myths that have arisen about it.

Price: £14.99

Ceramics Handbooks: Stoneware
by Richard Dewar

Publisher A & C Black
Edition Paperback

Price: £14.99

Ceramics Handbooks: Resist and Masking Techniques
by Peter Beard

Publisher A & C Black

The use of wax, paper, clay and other materials to prevent the effects of heat, fire, smoke, chemical reactions, colours and glazes from altering or contaminating the surfaces of work is very popular with ceramicists. In this book, Peter Beard discusses the techniques of masking and resist and gives guidance as to how best to use various materials and firing methods to achieve a wide range of finishes.

Price: £14.99

Ceramic Faults and Their Remedies
by Harry Fraser

Publisher A & C Black

This book is dedicated to helping potters identify quickly the nature, causes and remedies of a multitude of difficulties that can arise during pottery production. Comprehensive and easy to use, it has already proved itself to be an enormously helpful source of reference for craft potters and those working in the ceramic industry. The second edition has been fully redesigned with colour illustrations and the text has been revised, updated and expanded to reflect new developments.

Price: £17.99

Ceramics for Gardens and Landscapes
by Karin Hessenberg

Publisher A & C Black

This book looks at ceramic pots, statues, tiles and fountains that are used in gardens and landscape design and discusses the problems inherent in making ceramics for the outdoors such as weatherproofing, installation and vandalism. It uses the practices, techniques and work of an international group of artists to illustrate how these problems can be overcome while still producing attractive pieces of work.

Price: £24.99

Extruded Ceramics
by Diane Panciolo

Publisher A & C Black

This book not only shows how to use a clay extruder but also how an international group of artists have taken what is an industrial tool and used it to provide work of an extremely high quality.

Price: £24.99

The New Maiolica
by Matthias Ostermann

Publisher A & C Black

Conceived as a workshop in print, this book guides the reader through some of the conceptual, material and technical concerns in producing Maiolica. This is a tin-glazed earthenware which has a long tradition and for many, the term still conjures up the image of historical delftware and European faience.

Price: £24.99

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