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BOOKS FOR  CONTEMPORARY  STUDIOS

Decorating Ceramics - $17.95  Your price - $14.35
      Paint your own pottery book - Pick one of 300 stunning designs and a variety of festive themes. Large pictures demonstrate how to work with templates, use a range of techniques. ``In addition to providing patterns for decorating various forms, [it] explains such techniques as transferring designs from templates, masking, stenciling, sponging, stamping and sgraffito."—Ceramics Monthly. 8 1/2 X 11. all in color

The Great Clay Adventure - $21.95  Your price - $17.55
      Paint your own pottery book - Encourage elementary and middle school-age kids to build their clay-sculpting skills at home with these lessons and projects designed for use in the classroom.  They'll model a pinch pot, coil animals, fossils, vases, masks, and tiles that they can embellish with rubber stamps. Best of all, these projects will foster children's confidence in their abilities and stimulate new  ideas. 8 1/2 X 11. all in color.

Painting Ceramics - TWC - $14.95  Your price - $11.95
      Paint your own pottery book - ``Tiles and dishes, vases, planters, and a lamp base—20 projects and a wealth of ideas in ``gallery" format to inspire. All possible without a kiln or special equipment, all easy enough to do in a weekend or less. Traditional and modern designs."—Quick & Easy Crafts. 8 1/2 X 11. all in color

Chinese Brush Painting - $14.95  Your price - $11.95
      ``You'll want to keep this book close to your painting table....Guides you from the beginning with information on the materials you need and the basic steps involved."—Decorative Artist's Workbook. ``With the right instructions and a little time you can get very good results, and that's what this book provides—step-by-step, manageable little steps to the goal."—The Crafter's Bookshelf. 9 X 11. all in  color

Japanese Ink Painting - $14.95  Your price - $11.95
      ``This study of Japanese ink painting is as much about philosophy and poetry as it is about putting brush to paper. Artisan Okamoto clearly describes the unique materials and techniques  involved, and she beautifully illustrates each lesson. The highly readable writing style is personal, poetic, and inspiring....Well recommended."—Library Journal. ``Excellent ...for middle school through adult  levels."—School AA. 8 1/4 X 10 1/4. all in color

Ceramics for Kids - $12.95  Your price - $10.35
      Paint your own pottery book - Give a child a ball of clay, and hours of creative fun are sure to follow. From coiled goblets and elegant vases (with impressions of real leaves) to slab-rolled lanterns with cutout shapes, kids can make so many fantastic things. Every one of the 26 projects, shown in color how-to photographs and whimsical illustrations, is visually captivating. Help youngsters set up their own ``artist's studio" and experience the pleasure of creating fabulous ceramics from scratch. You won't even need a kiln, because there's advice on finding places to fire the clay—plus all the basics on tools and  materials. Hand-building techniques include pinching, coiling, slab-making, and press molding; children will even learn how to shape clay around an inflated balloon. ``Clay Clues" answer common trouble-shooting  questions, and a gallery of ceramics by real kids offers inspiration. From the beginning stages of creation to the final firing, these projects rock. 8 1/2 X 11. all in color $1

Donna Dewberry's One Stroke Book - $14.95  Your price - $11.95
     Paint your own pottery  book - Learn many brushstroke techniques; side loading, double loading, scrolls, flowers, leaves, and so much more.

The Complete Guide to Decorative Painting - $29.99  Your price - $23.99
     Paint your own pottery  book - This guide has it all - color, inspiration, patterns, how-to's and projects that easily translate and motivate your pottery painting.

Celebrate Your Creative Self - $28.99  Your price - $23.19
     Paint your own pottery  book - If you only bought one book, this should be it. Project after project, patterns, techniques, color palettes, all to take you to the next level and inspire you to let your imagination run wild.

Brush Lettering - $22.99  Your price - $18.39
     Paint your own pottery book - How many times do you start to do lettering on your piece and stop dead in your tracks because you wish you had some kind of guide and/or how-to? This book provides hundreds of lettering techniques and samples.

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