The ultimate guide to making colorful, whimsical pottery creations! If you've ever dreamed of crafting your own handmade mugs, bowls, or plates but your vision is more bold and colorful than beige and simple, this is your book. Noted potter Viviana Matsuda, also known as Mud Witch, has amassed a devoted following of fans who love her creative, curvy designs. Now, she reveals her knowledge on getting started and unleashing your creativity through pottery....

A cumulative rhyme summarizes the life's work of renowned Mexican potter, Juan Quezada. Additional information describes the process he uses to create his pots after the style of the Casas Grandes people.

Atkin takes the mystery out of hand-building by showing precisely what happens at each point in the process. Simple, creative projects clearly illuminate coil, slab, molds, and pinch techniques--all demonstrated in clear step-by-step photos.

Containing every essential pottery technique, this encyclopedia is absolutely indispensable. With instant visual reference to all facets of the art, it demonstrates the various stages of creation. "Nicely illustrated, the book....provides how-to information and photos on a variety of making and decorating techniques...The second section focuses on pots by contemporary artists who work with the methods described in the first."--"Ceramics Monthly. "The...