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Ash Glazes -  $24.95  Your price - $19.95
     Definitive reference for these glazes.  Provides practical and usable information. Nearly 40 ash glaze recipes are included as well as synthetic recipes. Over 100 photographs. 8 x 10

Celadon Blues - $24.95  Your price - $19.95
     Reference guide for all potters who want to duplicate celadon glazes, one of the oldest and most beautiful high-fire reduction glazes. Shows how to recontruct these glazes with modern materials and techniques. 8 x 10 16 page color section.

Clay and Glazes for the Potter - $31.95  Your price - $25.50
     Discover the in and outs of clay and glazes in this classic. Rhodes will walk you through Raku, salt firing, fuming with metallic salts, overglaze processes, and the use of fibers and fiberglass in clay. Bonus of 32 glaze formulas

Copper Red Glazes - $24.95  Your price - $19.95
     Chapters on history, raw materials, types of copper, base glazes, application, reduction, and oxidation, troubleshooting. Color and B&W. 8 x 10

The Potter's Palette - $19.95  Your price - $15.95
     Over 700 illustrated glaze and slip colors -  reference guide for glaze circulation, formulation and use. Includes color bars to show fired results. 7 1/2 x 10 color photos

The Ceramic Glaze Handbook - $24.95  Your price - $19.95
      ``No pot is left unturned, as the author features elegant examples of major glaze techniques." —Booklist. ``This well-illustrated handbook...covers glaze chemistry, application techniques, firing, and problem solving. Color photographs comparing fired samples are particularly good. Useful for studio potters and hobbyists."—Library Journal. 8 1/2 X 11. all in color.

High Fire Glazes - $29.95  Your price - $23.95
      With hundreds of recipes for some of the most popular and enduring high-fire glazes used today, this reference will prove a boon to ceramicists who want to master this complex aspect of the art. Author John Britt, who recently served as Clay Coordinator at the respected Penland School of Crafts, has personally tested many of the recipes himself, and carefully reviews every one. He offers a thorough examination  of glaze materials, chemistry, and tools, and presents the basics of mixing, application, and firing procedures. There's specific information on each type of glaze, including copper, iron, shino, salt/soda, crystalline, and more. An exhaustive index of subjects and a separate index of glaze recipes will help ceramicists find what they need, quickly and easily. 8 1/2 X 11. all in color.

Raku-A Practical Approach - $29.95  Your price - $23.95
     Guides beginners and intermediates through  each stage of raku, from its origins and history to clays and glazes, instructions on firings, combustion and post firing methods. 8 12/ x 11

Children, Clay and Sculpture - $19.95  Your price - $15.95
      Kids will happily dig into the soft, malleable medium, exploring its possibilities: they'll pinch it, roll it into coils, and ``shake hands" with it until they've made an impression. They'll  break the clay apart, rejoin it with water, try to model it into recognizable shapes, and cut out great big slabs to design. Pictures of professional sculptures, as well as objects created by kids, fill the book.  Children will think it's playtime—you don't have to tell them they're learning, too.

Clay - Handbuilding - $9.95  Your price - $8.00
     Create beautiful pots by hand—using the time-honored techniques of coil, pinch, slab and others—with easy-to-follow instructions for every procedure, and 168 step-by-step photos. 8 1/2 X 10. 168 b/w illus.

Sculpting Clay - $24.95  Your price - $19.95
     Create heads, figures, architectural forms, and abstract designs from examples of the great artists. Introduces beginners to all techniques and with clear, concise advice explains how to prepare and apply stains, glazes, paints, and  other fired and non-fired finishes. 8 1/2 X 10. 8 in color, 310 b/w illus.

The Great Clay Adventure - $21.95  Your price - $17.50
     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

Handbuilt Ceramics - $24.95  Your price - $19.95
     Written for the general reader with an interest in ceramics, Handbuilt Ceramics is a big, colorful, and complete how-to manual for shaping clay without a potter's wheel. Features 8 projects, complete with materials lists, clear  step-by-step instructions, and detailed ``how-to" color photos. 8 1/2 X 11. all in color

Making Ceramic Sculpture - $24.95  Your price - $19.95
     ``Acero, a sculptor with a wonderful perspective and attitude, spends time with beginners in eradicating much of the jargon and mystique surrounding ceramics. Every example is supported with excellent large-size color photographs. Every project is imbued with a sense of creative joy....An extensive gallery showcases some of the best works from 104 artisans worldwide." —Booklist. 8 1/2 X 11. all in color

Handbuilt Tableware - $24.95  Your price - $19.95
     Handbuild stylish,  customized tableware that's just like the pieces you covet in pricey galleries. With guidance by a best-selling author who's a real pro at ceramics, it's simple and doesn't require throwing. Even beginners will easily follow the illustrated instructions for making slabs, extruding, molding, and more. Every seasonally-themed project showcases a complete table setting, with a delicious extra in each-a teapot in one, a pitcher in  another-and features a new technique to try out. For more creative inspiration, four top potters share detailed expertise in a special section on surface decoration, revealing the reasons behind their stylistic choices and walking you through the entire process. 8 1/2 X 11. all in color

Contemporary Porcelain - $39.95  Your price - $31.95
     Investigate working methods and aesthetic concerns of ceramists who work with this popular medium and its close relative, bone china, including the form and forming process, throwing and turning, surface treatments and glaze. 8 1/2 x 11 full color.

The Potter's Guide to Ceramic Surfaces - $27.95  Your price - $22.50
     This inspiring book teaches readers how to add color, texture and patterns with 70 plus techniques such as post-firing, multiple firings and decorative processes used at the bisque stage. 8 1/2 x 11 300 photos.

Surface Decoration for Low Fire Ceramics-$24.95 Your price-$19.95
     A well-presented book...recommended for high school and beyond."—School Arts. ``Will ask and answer every possible question you have in a clear and  direct manner. No tool or technique is overlooked."—Guassardo National Ceramics. ``A well-illustrated guide to decorating techniques."—Ceramics Monthly. 8 1/2 X 11. all in color

Architectural Ceramics - $24.95  Your price - $19.95
      From a respected teacher in his field comes the first and only how-to book on the subject. Sample projects in color: a press-molded door surround, a carved-relief countertop, a dimensional  fireplace, plus handbuilt and thrown sinks and pedestals. ``Well designed and visually stimulating. Peter King writes like a good teacher."—Clay Times. 8 1/2 X 11.

Encyclopedia of Pottery Techniques - $14.95  Your price - $12.00
     Containing every essential pottery technique, this encyclopedia is absolutely indispensable. ``Nicely illustrated, the book....provides how-to  information and photos on a variety of making and decorating techniques."—Ceramics Monthly. ``The book's subtitle says it well." —CreativeCrafter.com 8 3/4 X 8 3/4. all in color

WheelThrown Ceramics - $24.95  Your price - $19.95
     Finally there's a book that combines complete instructions for throwing clay on a potter's wheel with stunning color photos of every step of the process. Packed with comprehensive instructions for beginners, invaluable tips for experts, and a running gallery of international contemporary work for collectors, this will certainly become the basic book in the field. 8 1/2 X 11. all in color

Thrown Pottery Techniques - $29.95  Your price - $24.95
     Step by step guide with unique cut away pictures showing correct hand positions, demonstrating technique on inside of pieces as well as outside. 12 simple projects, finished galllery items and troubleshooting and comprehensive guide on tools, equipment and  accessories.

What Every Potter Should Know - $27.95  Your price - $22.50
     Potters will learn how to rescue spoiled  pieces by learning solutions to some of the most common pottery problems with this easy step by step guide and easy to grasp information. 8 1/2 x 11 color and b/w

Ceramic Extruding - Inspiration & Technique - $29.95  Your price - $24.95
     Step by step guide covers the basic principles of extruder use and provides instruction on how to make dies. Features twelve projects such as napkin rings, vases and planters. 8 1/4" x 11" 200 color photos

``Extruded Ceramics - $24.95  Your price - $19.95
     Studio potters will find...[this book] of interest in their work....Pancioli describes various kinds of extruders, techniques for working with extruded clay, and projects using extruded clay. Photographs of finished pieces by other artists  are interspersed throughout..."—Library Journal. 8 1/2 X 10. 100 color illus., 230 b/w illus.

Alternative Kilns & Firing Techniques-$29.95 Your price-$24.00
     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 color photographs: you'll see how to achieve terra sigillata surfaces with direct chemical application, and how to do traditional crackle-glaze raku and smoke finishes. 8 1/2 X 11. all in color

Setting up your Ceramic Studio - $17.95  Your price - $14.50
      Take a photographic tour of 10 beautiful potter's studios, and discover exactly how and why each design so perfectly meets the artist's particular needs. Author and ceramist Virginia Scotchie  covers all the practical decisions about equipment, workflow, and safety that go into setting up a new potter's studio, from using the space effectively and dealing with lighting, electrical, and ventilation needs, to establishing a small business office. Every potter  will find inspiration in Michael Sherrill's spacious and adaptable studio, so suited to his large-scale sculptures; Alice Munn's intimate and tidy atelier; and  Ben Owen III's highly organized layout, arranged for volumes of production work and featuring a separate gallery. 8 1/2 X 11. all in color

A Clay Lover's Guide to Making Molds -$24.95 Your price - $19.95
      Whether you're a beginning or an expert clay worker, here's all the info you need to create plaster molds, then use them to produce multiples of your favorite mugs or best-selling pieces. Every  aspect is covered, from selecting and working with clay, slip, and plaster to a series of fascinating projects for all levels. A color gallery of mold-made work offers encouragement and inspiration. 8 1/2 X 11. 48 in color.

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