Want to learn more about clay? These are some of my favourite books on the subject!
50 Bowls
500 Animals in Clay
500 Cups
500 Figures in Clay
500 Pitchers
500 Plates & Chargers
500 Teapots
500 Tiles
A Potters Workbook – Clary Illian
Architectural Ceramics – Peter King
Ceramic Form – Peter Lane
Ceramic Surface – Matthias Ostermann
Ceramics – Glen Nelson (the first book I read about clay, a great starting point!)
Ceramics – Philip Rawson (recommended by Les Manning)
Coloring Clay – Jo Connell
Colour in Clay – Jane Walker
Contemporary Porcelain – Peter Lane
Contemporary Pottery Decoration – John Gibson
Design! A Lively Guide for Design Basics for Artists & Crafts People – Steven Aimone
From Mud to Music-Making and Enjoying Ceramic Musical Instruments – Barry Hall
Functional Pottery – Robin Hopper
Glazes and Glazing Techniques – Greg Daley
Handmade Tiles – Frank Giorgini
Illustrated Dictionary of Practical Pottery – Robert Fournier (Recommended textbook for ACAD [Alberta College of Art and Design] Ceramics History Course)
Pots in the Kitchen – Josie Walker
Pottery in the Making-Ceramic Traditions – Ian Freestone & David Gaimster (Recommended textbook for ACAD Ceramics History Course)
Smashing Glazes – Susan Peterson
Studio Porcelain – Peter Lane
Surface Design For Ceramics – Maureen Mills
Ten Thousand Years of Pottery – Emmanuel Cooper
The Arcanum: The Extraordinary True Story of the Invention of Porcelain – Janet Gleeson
The Art of Handbuilt Ceramics – Susan Bruce
The Ceramic Design Book – Val M. Cushing
The Ceramic Spectrum – Robin Hopper
The Craft & Art of Clay – Susan Peterson
The Extruder Book – Daryl Aird
The New Maiolica – Matthias Ostermann
The Penland Book of Ceramics (Lark Books)
The Potters Dictionary of Materials & Techniques – Frank & Janet Hamer
The Potters Directory of Shape & Form – Neal French
The Teapot Book – Steve Woodhead
Wheel Thrown Ceramics – Don Davis
