The Encyclopedia of Pottery Techniques: A Comprehensive A-Z Directory of Pottery Techniques and a Step-by-Step Guide to Their Use

This is a wonderfully written book on pottery. I have had it for years, then I lost it in a fire and found it through Amazon.com. The book contains beautifully photographed examples and very clear step-by-step instructions on each technique for working with clay. This book out of my collection of art instruction books that I have lost, is the first one I replaced. I suggest it to anyone who is learning to squeeze clay, or to anyone who would like to try some very creative techniques.

This book has it all. Techniques along with explanations.

great comprehensive book on all the necessary techniques of building pottery.

good

the book was purchased used and it was in good condition. arrived fast and packaged well. lots of projects and inspiration here. I've made a few tweaks here and there when I thought it needed but this art is so subjective that once you have the "bones" of the project adding or deleting something is up to you. overall I like this book and recommend it.

satisfied

I ordered this book last year, to use in my high school ceramics classes, and it is already dog-eared! My kids use this book all the time to get ideas for their projects or just to start their creative juices flowing. My advanced students find it an invaluable source for unusual techniques and methods of decorating ceramic ware. I even use this book in order to get ideas for my curriculum for the year.

This is a thoroughly beautiful book with explanations of the most typical pottery techniques. The descriptions of the techniques are in some cases not as detailed as one might want, but if you know what you're doing, they are good enough. The photos in the book are particularly inspiring and beautiful. There are some lovely examples shown of every technique discussed. I highly recommend this to anyone new to pottery as a source of inspiration and information.

Really good

This has lots of ideas and good explanations - a useful book to have if you are looking for different ideas or technics to make your pots. Good delivery too.

A good book with lots of useful information for both the amateur and experienced potter.

a gift

Lots of ideas.