Crafts & Hobbies:

Handbuilding Ceramic Forms

Written by Elsbeth S. Woody

Format: Trade Paperback, 248 pages
On Sale: April 29, 2008
Price: $29.95

Renowned potters share their personal tips and techniques



Take a walk on the wild side . . . work off the wheel! This complete, classic guide for ceramicists details the full range of tools, forming methods, processes, and possibilities for anyone working without a potter’s wheel. Chapters cover everything from the basics... Read more >

Pottery on the Wheel

Written by Elsbeth S. Woody

Format: Trade Paperback, 216 pages
On Sale: April 1, 2008
Price: $29.95

A classic guide to using the pottery wheel—back in print at last!



Take the mystery out of throwing clay! Now beginning and advanced potters can learn throwing techniques to create perfectly symmetrical basic forms. This classic book, out of print for many years, is frequently cited as the definitive book on using... Read more >

Ceramic Roofware

Written by Hans Van Lemmen

Format: Trade Paperback, 40 pages
On Sale: March 4, 2008
Price: $11.95

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Goss and Souvenir Heraldic China

Written by Lynda Pine

Format: Trade Paperback, 56 pages
On Sale: March 4, 2008
Price: $12.95

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Porcelain Pastille Burners

Written by Vega Wilkinson
Illustrated by Robert Devereux

Format: Trade Paperback, 56 pages
On Sale: March 4, 2008
Price: $12.95

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Post-medieval Pottery, 1650-1800

Written by Jo Draper

Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: March 4, 2008
Price: $13.95

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Pratt Ware
An Introduction
Written by John Lewis
Illustrated by Griselda Lewis

Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: March 4, 2008
Price: $11.95

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Staffordshire Figures

Written by Frances Bryant

Format: Trade Paperback, 56 pages
On Sale: March 4, 2008
Price: $12.95

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Polymer Clay Creative Traditions
Techniques and Projects Inspired by the Fine and Decorative Arts
Written by Judy Belcher
Photographed by Steve Payne

Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: January 1, 2006
Price: $21.95

Thousands of crafters have discovered that polymer clay is versatile, easy to use, ad just plain fun. Now they can use this exciting medium to create remarkable new work inspired by the decorative arts of the past. Polymer Clay Creative Traditions lets both beginners and experienced artisans draw inspiration from painting... Read more >

A Glaze of Color
Creating Color and Design On Ceramics
Written by Jane Davies
Photographed by John Polak

Format: Trade Paperback, 112 pages
On Sale: May 1, 2004
Price: $19.95

The development of paint-your-own ceramics studios, at which ready-made bisqueware and studio time for decorating it are sold, has made pottery decoration accessible to a wider public than ever before. Ceramics artist Jane Davies demonstrates how to decorate the surface of ready-made bisqueware and tiles using commercially produced decorating colors known... Read more >