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If only I had a dollar for every pottery book borrowed from the local library.

 

Today I visited once more only to find myself leaving with an armload of

great books, some I've borrowed previously, others apparently fresh on

the shelf through inter-library loan. Though we love to buy books, hubby

and I are both book lovers, and have come to the sad realization that borrowing

beats buying when one runs out of room.

 

:P

 

The first of the stack is 'Basic Pottery Making' - All the skills and tools you

need to get started - Linda Franz. I can't stop looking in this one!

 

I've only perused to page 34 and am already excited about making a bowl,

though I realize that is quite a bit down the road.

 

Other titles picked up:

 

HAND BUILDING - Ceramics for beginners - Shay Amber

 

PRACTICAL GUIDE TO POTTERY - Colin Gerard

 

INTRODUCTION TO POTTERY - A step-by-step project book - Linde Wallner

 

HANDBUILT CERAMICS - Pinching, coiling, extruding, molding, slip casting, slab work - Kathy Triplett

 

THE CERAMIC GLAZE HANDBOOK - Materials, techniques, formulas - Mark Burleson

 

EXPLORING ELECTRIC KILN TECHNIQUES - A collection of articles from Ceramics Monthly - Sumi von Dassow

 

BUILDING YOUR OWN KILN - 3 Japanese potters give advice and instructions - Hiromi Itabashi, Roppo Tamura, Naoki Kawabuchi

 

ALTERNATIVE KILNS & FIRING TECHNIQUES - Raku, saggar, pit, barrel - James C. Watkins, Paul Andrew Wandless

 

CLAY: HAND BUILDING - Maurice Sapiro

 

 

:) Do you have any favorites? Any memorable books that stick with you, or were more

helpful than others?

 

 

 

Karen

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So weird! I have spent most of my evening under the blankets with a small electric heater on me looking at a book I have on building kilns. I have one other book that pertains to pottery and I have worn both out and was thinking tonight I need to get more!

 

 

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