Basics of ... Pottery Illustrated

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This latest entry in the Basics of … series offers an excellent introduction to pottery, from clays and pastes to molds, casts, and pressings, from turning to firing, drying to decorating. You’ll learn how to throw a pot, fire a biscuit, and mix a glaze. What’s more, there are equipment lists, an expanded glossary, and instructions for selecting a kiln. Before you know it, you’ll become a pottery of impressive skill.

George J. Cox garnered high acclaim as a pottery instructor at the Teachers College of Columbia University. Vases by Cox are quite collectible. He is noted for his Mortlake art pottery, large ornamental wares inspired by early Chinese styles and decorated with monochrome glazes. His Mortlake Pottery workshop in London closed down when he moved to the US to teach.