The Best Pottery & Ceramics Crafts & Hobbies Books 2025

1. Making Mosaics: 15 Stylish Projects from Start to Finish (Step-By-Step Crafts)

Collects fifteen projects demonstrating mosaic techniques, including plaques, planters, tea trays, mirror frames, paving slabs, and boxes.

Making Mosaics: 15 Stylish Projects from Start to Finish (Step-By-Step Crafts)

2. Mosaic Art and Style : Designs for Living Environments

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New in Paperback! Mosaic ideas for every roomMosaic Art and Style is a celebration of how mosaics can be integrated into our environments. Author JoAnn Locktov explores our fascination with mosaic art and illustrates how artists have crafted architectural installations as well as decorative and functional objects that have added immeasurably to living spaces. Readers will enjoy seeing how mosaic art can be applied to every surface imaginable. Mosaic Art and Style tells the story of how the projects were conceived and fabricated from the artists' points of view.Locktov has forged special relationships with a multitude of artists, who have allowed her to feature their work in Mosaic Art and Style. Through these relationships, she takes the reader into the world of the artist and gives readers a behind-the-scenes pass into the artists' workshops, where she shares their personal thoughts about the creation and inspiration that imbues their work.

3. Ash Glazes

A noted potter and chemist takes the guesswork out of ash glazes by sharing the results of his experimentation. This guide to ash glazes provides practical and usable information that will benefit both the novice and experienced potter. 300+ photos, 16 in color.

Capture the Beauty of Ash Glazes"Ash Glazes" is the definitive reference for potters who want to achieve success with these highly variable glazes. Author Robert Tichane takes the guesswork out of ash glazes, sharing the results of his exhaustive research and experimentation.Recipes for nearly 40 ash glazes are included as well as instructions for making synthetic ash glazes. Clearly labeled glaze tests illustrate the effect of different materials and circumstances in the firing process. A full color section showcases the remarkable effects possible with ash glazes.

4. Ceramics : Mastering the Craft

This greatly expanded and updated edition features more than 300 color photos of the most innovative work being done in the ceramics field today. Works by leading artists are showcased in sections on pottery, sculpture, and the wall piece format.

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5. Safety in the Ceramics Studio

Safety in the Ceramics Studio

Safety in the Ceramics Studio

6. The Mosaic Book: Ideas, Projects and Techniques, Pre-Owned (Paperback)

Pre-Owned - In principle, mosaic is simple to create--it can be tackled by anyone who can tile a wall or glue down a collage. In practice, it needs to be carefully conceived, designed, planned, and executed for a real professional look. Practical and inspiring ideas for the beginner and the more experienced, this guide to the ancient art of mosaic features dazzling designs for home and garden, with 16 step-by-step projects, trace-off patterns, and an ample array of color photos to show you how to create your own beautiful mosaics.

The Mosaic Book: Ideas, Projects and Techniques, Pre-Owned (Paperback)

7. Ceramics by coil (Little craft book series), Used [Hardcover]

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Ceramics by coil (Little craft book series), Used [Hardcover]

8. George Jones Ceramics 1861-1951, Used [Hardcover]

This book presents a thorough look at the multitude of fascinating and beautiful ceramic forms produced by the British potter George Jones and his firm, including majolica wares and "Abbey" blue and white transfer printed ceramics. Over 700 color photographs amply display the diverse table, tea, toilet, and ornamental ware types produced by George Jones and his manufactory from the mid-nineteenth century well into the twentieth. A detailed history recording George Jones's life as a potter, the contributions of his family members, and those of a number of artisans who designed and decorated the firm's distinctive wares provides hours of absorbing and enlightening reading as well. To help readers determine the age of their George Jones wares with accuracy, registration dates for many of the patterns and ceramic shapes are provided, along with the various manufacturer's marks and their dates of usage. Values for the wares, a detailed bibliography, and several appendices round out the book Geoffrey Godden has called "...the ultimate work on this Stoke firm."

George Jones Ceramics 1861-1951, Used [Hardcover]

9. Ceramics: A Potter's Handbook [Paperback - Used]

CONDITION - USED - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. This classic handbook introduces students to the fundamentals of the ceramic arts, beginning with a comprehensive history of ceramic materials, techniques, and practices up to the present day and then moving to a detailed presentation of ceramic techniques from the most basic to the complex. This new edition has been thoroughly updated throughout to incorporate the many new resources and materials available to ceramists as well as the most current techniques and technical and safety information.

Ceramics: A Potter's Handbook, Used [Paperback]

10. Dig Your Hands in the Dirt: A Manual for Making Art Out of Earth, Used [Paperback]

Turn the earth under your feet into natural, cheap, beautiful art: African-inspired murals, fanciful playground sculptures, labyrinths, sundials, sculpted benches, bird houses, & more Complete illustrated how-to guide to mud, art, & community Inspiring stories & color photos from earth-artists here & abroad For teachers, parents, activists, builders, artists, & other kids. Here is inspiration and instruction for anyone interested in making beautiful art out of earth. The author of Build Your Own Earth Oven teaches you to find, mix, and sculpt the right mud; develop group goals and vision, and translate simple, natural (and easy to draw) patterns into sophisticated and complex designs. The resulting murals will transform anonymous "spaces" into real places. Or make "garden art" you can sit on (or in). Get inspirated by earth artists across the country and over the sea. Extensive resources for further study. Join them all in making art to help "join us, harmoniously, to a whole." Brief, elegant, wonderfully and generously illustrated with drawings and 32 pages of color photos.

Dig Your Hands in the Dirt : A Manual for Making Art Out of Earth, Used [Paperback]