 Image Transfer on Clay: Screen, Relief, Decal & Monoprint Techniques (Lark Ceramics Books) (Hardcover) by Paul Andrew Wandless
Price: £11.59
This is a great book for cermic students wanting to look at decals and how to make their own. Also how to screen print. It actually stimulated my interest in screen printing to such an extent that I do that on paper and fabric too.
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 Dry Glazes (Ceramics Handbooks) (Paperback)
by Jeremy Jernegan
Price: £8.99
This book covers everything you need to know to understand and create dry glazes. There is not much information available on dry glazes and this focuses on them entirely. Dry glazes were and are used by some potters (Lucie Rie and Hans Coper are well-known examples) and often by ceramicists creating sculpture, where a shiny glaze is inappropriate. This book covers slips and engobes, oxides and stains, matt glazes and low alumina surfaces, as well as textured and pitted glazes. It explains thoroughly what makes up a dry glaze and how to create them. It is illustrated with work by artists using these glazes, as well many test tiles of examples of dry glazes with their corresponding recipes, making it a valuable resource for ceramicists working in this area.
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 Beginner's Guide to Enamelling (Paperback)by Dorothy Cockrell
Price: £5.60
Dorothy Cockrell encourages readers to enjoy the delights of enamelling - the art of decorating metal with a layer of coloured translucent or opaque glass. She offers step-by-step photographs and instructions and guides the reader through all the different techniques.
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 500 Animals in Clay: Contemporary Expressions of the Animal Form (500 Series) (Paperback)
by Joe Bova
Price: £11.03
No other volume has ever presented such a diverse and captivating collection of contemporary animal-themed ceramics. Juried by distinguished artist and educator Joe Bova, this magnificent gallery includes pieces from an international group of artists; the beautifully crafted works range from the representational to the abstract, from artful realism to provocative surrealism (including animal-human hybrids). Ann Marais image of a waterfowl painted onto a porcelain dish has a restrained, Asian quality. Sharkus painted and smoke-fired stoneware turtle could easily be mistaken for the living creature. Bova provides astute and illuminating commentary overall, with selected artists notes.
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 500 Ceramic Sculptures (500 Series) (Paperback)
by Lark Books
Price: £11.04
The successful 500 series shines a spotlight on todays most breathtaking ceramic sculptures. Selected from more than 8,000 entries by the distinguished art critic, historian and professor Glen R. Brown - an elected member of the International Academy of Ceramics in Geneva - these exquisite works will inspire both beginning and professional ceramists, as well as collectors and enthusiasts. They include Esther Shimazus hand-built, Asian-influenced nudes; Von Venhuizens mixed-media, wheel-thrown stoneware and Katys Rushs slip-cast and press-moulded porcelain. Every work is amazing!
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 Alternative Kilns and Firing Techniques: Raku - Saggar - Pit - Barrel (Lark Ceramics Books) (Paperback)by James C. Watkins
Price: £5.64
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 and varied firing techniques. The plans range from an easy, affordable and versatile Raku Kiln to a unique wood-fuelled Downdraft Stovepipe Barrel kiln. 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.
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 Miller's Pottery and Porcelain Marks (Miller's pocket fact file) (Hardcover)by Gordon Lang
Price: £6.17
A handy and easy-to-use guide containing over 3,000 commonly found marks, with information on the makers, factories and artists they represent for on-the-spot reference.
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 The Complete Potter: The Complete Reference to Tools, Materials and Techniques for All Potters and Ceramicists (Paperback)by Steven Mattison
Price: £9.22
This definitive guide takes you through all the processes from clay to kiln: from designing your own pieces, to making, decorating and firing them. The book is clearly laid out and packed with factual information that creative ceramists will want to have to hand, including descriptions of the very latest materials, and instructions on how to use them effectively in your work. Step-by-step instructions for traditional methods and new products, such as paper-clay and print-on-clay, are combined with examples of work by some of the world's top ceramicists and details of how they achieve their results.
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