Craft and Art of Clay: A Complete Potter's Handbook » (4th Edition)

Susan Peterson is professor emerita of ceramics at Hunter College and is a practicing ceramist whose work has been exhibited throughout the world. She is also the author of numerous books on ceramics, including Working with Clay (available from Overlook), Contemporary Ceramics, and Jun Kaneko.

The Craft and Art of Clay, by leading ceramics teacher Susan Peterson, is the most comprehensive available guide to modern ceramics, packed with step-by-step illustrations of ceramic techniques to guide the beginner as well as inspirational ceramic pieces from contemporary potters from around the world. This completely revised fourth edition contains more than 150 new illustrations and includes profiles of key ceramists who have influenced the field, new material on marketing ceramics on the internet, and added coverage of paperclays, using gold, and alternative glazes. This is the one book no ceramist, whether novice or expert, can do without.