PAMPHLETS AND HANDBOOKS

BASIC STONEWARE, Louise Kelly
This book features illustrated instructions for working with cone 5 stoneware slip and glazes. Details: slip making, mold selection, casting, greenware cleaning, decorating and firing. Eleven full color photographs of decorating techniques. 32 pages

BRUSH DECORATION, Marc Bellaire
In this handbook, the author will teach you the free-hand brush technique developed over fifteen years of teaching and designing in the ceramics field. Even an individual without any art background can learn to make the basic brush strokes and then combine them into design units that can be used to colorfully decorate pottery. 64 pages

GLAZEMAKING, Richard Behrens
This handbook provides the potter with information on making ceramic glazes. It includes formulas as well as guides to altering existing formulas to correct common glaze faults. This is a handy reference book because all firing ranges are represented. 64 pages

HOW TO POUR CERAMIC MOLDS, Dale Swant
This is a compilation of ideas from a number of ceramic studio owners and mold manufacturers who have discovered the right and wrong ways of pouring molds. 24 pages

THE JOYS OF PORCELAIN, Helen Schaeffer
Within the pages of this helpful book, you will find directions for casting, cleaning, firing and techniques for everything from underglaze brushwork to china painted dolls. 56 pages

1001 TIPS AND HINTS ON CERAMICS, Daisy Books
The purpose of this book is to give you one source of simple tips and hints that will help you with your ceramic project including specific information on materials, tools and equipment. 28 pages

STUDIO CERAMIC DICTIONARY
A compact reference providing 2,500 common and uncommon terms and definitions used in the ceramic studio. 68 pages


SYLLABUS FOR ADVANCED CERAMICS, F. Carlton Ball
This is a compendium of information and test procedures that will serve as a guide in developing a working knowledge of glaze materials and glaze making. Enough information is included to keep a potter busy for a full year learning more and more about this craft. 68 pages


THROWING ON THE POTTER'S WHEEL, Thomas Sellers
Here is a complete manual on how to use the potter's wheel. Covers all basic steps from wedging clay to making specific shapes. 79 pages

UNDERGLAZE DECORATION METHODS AND ORIGINAL DESIGNS, Marc Bellaire
Written for teachers, hobbyists and students; this book provides fundamentals and step-by-step projects. It is an excellent working handbook and a valuable reference for those interested in design and underglaze decorating. All the reader needs is an interest. Bellaire's sure fire teaching techniques will quickly put you on your way to designing and painting interesting motifs. 64 pages

BOOKS

MOLD MAKING FOR CERAMICS, Donald E. Frith
A complete instruction and how to manual, covering a historical review of the art, making and using press molds and making and using molds for slip casting. 227 pages

TEACHING HOBBY CERAMICS, Kay Healy
Here is a guide to conducting classes in ceramics, porcelain, glass and china painting. This book provides step-by-step lesson plans for the beginning teacher or the experienced professional who wishes to bring something new to her students. 104 pages

TEACHING HOBBY CERAMICS, Kay Healy
Here is a guide to conducting classes in ceramics, porcelain, glass and china painting. This book provides step-by-step lesson plans for the beginning teacher or the experienced professional who wishes to bring something new to her students. 104 pages

THE GUIDE TO ART & CRAFT WORKSHOPS, Shaw Guides, Inc.
This guide includes: 415 sponsors of hundreds of workshops in 45 states and Canada with detailed program descriptions, daily schedules, faculty credentials, tuition and refund policies, nearby cities and attractions; 58 residencies and retreats in 28 states and 5 countries with application requirements, acceptance policies, costs and responsibilities, living and working facilities. 259 pages

HANDMADE TILES, Frank Giorgini
This comprehensive, easy to understand treatment of the art of handmade tiles provides a wealth of practical information, a touch of history and a stunning array of color photography. Included are more than eighty "how to " photos of tile making steps, techniques, and tools as well as dozens of color photos of work by some of today's best tile artists. 144 pages