Books and Media - Ceramics

Novices and experienced potters alike can find instruction and inspiration in this attractive and lavish book. Providing practical and creative information on tools and materials, production processes, glazing, and decorative techniques.

Joaquim Chavarria presents a guide to the history, materials, equipment, and techniques of handbuilding, throwing, molding, kiln-firing, and glazing pottery and other ceramic objects. Clearcut instruction and hundreds of color illustrations.

This collection of books gives great insights into different ceramic techniques. Decorating Techniques, Glazing Techniques, Hand-Building Techniques, Molding Techniques, and Throwing Techniques. Author — Joaquim Chavarria. Hardcover. 64 pages. 9¾" × 9¾".

Children, Clay, and Sculpture is a great introduction for teachers working with clay in the classroom for the first time. Author — Cathy Weisman Topal. Hardcover. 128 pages. 8 1/2" x 10 1/4".

This set of posters illustrates and explains basic ceramics concepts, including wedging, coil, and slab construction, hump molds, centering, throwing, trimming, glazing, and firing. Serves as a handy reference for students.

This book might just help change your mind about printing on clay and expand the boundaries of what you thought was possible. This book shows you that making decals for transferring photos onto clay is really not very complicated at all.

Anatomy and Expressions in Clay is one of the most complete and comprehensive sources on modeling the portrait in clay you’ll find for the beginner and more advanced student.

Part of the "Art Is" series, this comprehensive group of DVDs covers essential ceramics topics. They are recommended both for classroom use and for self-guided projects.

Now available on DVD, these videos take your students into the studio for an over-the-shoulder look at the various skills and techniques demonstrated by professional artists and craftspersons. All DVDs are approximately 30 minutes long.