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How-To Videos

Videos on throwing, handbuilding, glazing, decorating, firing, and 
Raku, from some of the biggest names in pottery
How to Fire a Kiln Videos: Loading the Kiln, Successful Firing  

General Books

General Ceramics and Pottery Books (How-to) 
Reference Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
Ceramics without a kiln: Polymer and Oven Bake Clays
General Crafts for ceramists or others: Bamboo Art, Making Lamps, Tabletop Fountains, Concrete Garden Ornaments, Metal Crafts, Glass Painting and Etching 
Warm Glass  Kiln fired glass, Flameworking, Glass beads, Glass Blowing
The ACERS Series of books with reprints from their magazines on various topics.

Decorating

Glazing and Decorating Techniques
Clay and Glazes, Technical  (Recipes, Advanced Techniques, etc.)
Specialty Glazes     (Ash, Chinese, Copper Red, Celadon Blue, 
Crystalline, Shino)
Drawing and Painting on Clay  Drawing, Designs for Painting, 
Chinese Caligraphy, Sumi-E, Underglaze and Brush Decoration, 
Majolica, Lettering on Clay 

Kilns and firing

Kiln Building and Firing
Firing Techniques  
(Raku, Sawdust, Wood-Fire, Smoke-Fire, Soda, Salt, Once-Fire, 
Lustre)

Techniques, styles and forms

Wheel Throwing Technique
Handbuilding Technique
Sculpture
Architectural and Garden Ceramics
Tiles and Mosaics
Specific Forms    (Cups, teapots, wind chimes, dinnerware)
Mold Making and Slip Casting
Extruded Forms
Metals and Enameling

Pictures, Potters and History

Picture Books   (Full color photos of ceramic art)
Historical Review and Surveys of Pottery
Famous Potters

Other

Spiritual and Creative Aspects of Clayworking
Business, Safety, and Setting up a Studio, The Potters Life
Tips and Solutions
Teaching, kids and adults including disabled

Posters

Full color posters of gorgeous pottery and sculpture, plus 
how-to posters (great for schools and studios!)

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