I have more but I choose to list these few!
I hope you find this information useful.
STUDIO CERAMICS by Peter Lane
Great reference for more advanced poters.
THE CHILDREN'S BOOK OF POTTERY by Christine Rowe
Great source if you teach pottery to children
CLAY WHISTLES...the voice of clay By Janet Moniot Another great source for children's classes
POTTERY AND CERAMICS by David Hamilton An older paperback from England Has some simple explaination of clay and glaze
CLAY: the potter's wheel/CLAY: hand building both by Maurice Sapiro great references for beginners with pictures for steps and includes all the basics (my first books on the subject--so they've been with me for awhile)
COILED POTTERY by Betty Blandino Good source of info with lots of b/w photos
ELECTRIC KILN CERAMICS by Richard Zakin Fantastic reference with many examples b/w and color
ADVANCED CERAMIC MANUAL by John W. Conrad This has the technical side of glazes and glazing Explains everything about glazes and glazing This one's for the more advanced and dedicated!
LOW FIRE Other Ways to Work in Clay by Leon I. Nigrosh Great How-To's for all kinds of low fire work
POPULAR CRAFTS GUIDE TO POTTERY by Alan and Gill Bridgewater POPULAR CRAFTS is a British Magazine This book has eleven projects with step by step guide Also has info on setting up small simple studio
CONTEMPORARY POTTERY DECORATION by John Gibson Beautiful book and good reading with loads of examples and info
DECORATION ON POTTERY by Trudie Alfred Nice little paperback spiral with where to begin for the true beginner
POTTERY ON THE WHEEL by Elisbeth Woody Very clear directions verbally and visually
THE COMPLETE POTTER'S COMPANION by Tony Birks (new edition also lists Bryant and Kinner) Another absolutely beautiful and clear reference with all color photos--lots of examples
THE CRAFT OF THE POTTER by Michaael Casson Another book steming from Britan from a tv series called The Craft of the Potter Clear directions--brief but good section on history
THE ART OF THE CHINESE POTTER by Hobson and Hetherington A source of examples from early Chinese potters
WHEEL THROWN CERAMICS by Davis Great step 1--good directions for forms
A POTTER'S COMPANION by Larsen An everything book
PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS by Gill Bliss A BIG HELP when you face problems
SIMPLY POTTERY by Pearch and Christy A good resource for basics
HANDMADE TILES by Biorgini Great reference and how to about tiles with nice pictures
HANDBUILDING CERAMICS by Triplett Good reference for techniques
HANDBUILDING CERAMIC FORMS by Elsbeth S. Woody Excelent reference for techniques and forms--good explinations and photos
THE CLAY LOVERS GUIDE TO MAKING MOLDS by Clayton Lots of photos and gallery of examples
CERAMICS: PROJECTS by Mattison Projects and all the basics
THE POTTER'S PRIMER by Hall Good on the basics
CREATIVE POTTERY by Coakes Examples from great potters--good on glazing and firing
HANDCRAFTED CERAMIC TILES by Fanning, Jones Reference for whole process with examples
FIRED UP by Duncan A painterly approach to decoration (which I like to do)
THE POTTER'S PALETTE by Constant, Ogden Reference for colors and glazes
THE POTTER'S DICTIONARY OF MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES by Hamer Good complete dictionary (often needed particularly when trying to do your own glaze formulas
MORE SPACE BECAUSE I'M ALWAYS ON THE LOOKOUT FOR BOOKS (As you might guess, I'm book crazy and book poor!) I know there are many good videos out there, but I think the world is too tv prone as it is and have not traveled that avenue yet. Besides a book is more companionable than a video tape.
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