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This book gathers together for the first time a comprehensive selection of Tony Birks's writing with essays about the nature of ceramic practice, and individual practitioners.

What is it about some art that makes the heart leap In the case of pots by Gabriele Koch it is not just the careful making process based on years of skill. It is not even the form, however original and refined. It is not just the beauty of the surface with its marriage of clay body, burnished slips and smoke. In her work we find the passion and intensity that lies beyond skill and experience.

From the Artist's original through the lost wax and sand casting process to the pour of the metal and the final patination, this clear modern book guides you through a technique with a 600 year history to its 21st century application. Over 200 dramatic photographs show every aspect of the painstaking detail and dedication required to produce spectacular works of art.

Second revised edition of a pottery handbook for beginner and experienced potters, providing instructions for making, decorating, glazing and firing thrown, hand-built and cast or moulded pottery, including paper clay, glazes, firings and kilns. A suppliers' list and glossary is included and gallery spreads present the work of modern potters.

One of the most influential potters in post war Britain, Coper broke new ground in abstract form, color, surface and texture, yet each of his pieces remains a functional container first thrown on the wheel. This book is both a biography and a great portfolio of Coper's work.