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Pottery & Ceramics

Book Lists - Websites

Book Lists

Selected Books & Videos

For additional books, browse the library catalog under the subject headings: Ceramic Sculpture, Glazes, Glazing, Modeling, Potters, Pottery, Pottery Craft.

Getting Started With Clay Video Series
These videos with experienced potter Graham Sheehan cover Beginning Handbuilding, Beginning Raku, Beginning to Glaze and Fire, and Beginning to throw on the potter's wheel.
The Complete Potter Mattison, Steve
The Complete Potter: the Complete Reference to Tools, Materials, and Techniques for All Potters and Ceramicists
Heavily illustrated with more than 600 how-to photos, "The Complete Potter" takes those interested in learning pottery through every phase of the craft, from clay to kiln.
TT920.M383 2003x
The Art & Craft of Ceramics Ros i Frigola, Maria Dolors
The Art & Craft of Ceramics
Lavishly illustrated and visually attractive, it provides both practical and creative information on tools and materials, production processes, glazing, and decorative techniques--including detailed explanations of clays, kilns, and accessories.
q TT920.R6813 2006x

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Websites

Pittsburgh Region

Classes - Organizations - Supplies

Pittsburgh Region - Classes

  • Fireborn Studios
    http://www.fireborn.com/
    24th and Sarah Streets, South Side; 412-488-6835; classes in wheel throwing and hand building; firing services.
  • Pittsburgh Center for the Arts
    http://www.pittsburgharts.org/
    Classes in wheel throwing, hand building, majolica, earthenware. Fifth and Shady, Shadyside.
  • Sweetwater Center for the Arts
    Classes in ceramics and sculpture. Located in Sewickley, north of Pittsburgh.
  • Touchstone Center for Crafts
    Offers ceramics, glass, painting, glass, metalsmithing, photography and fabrics classes at their center in Farmington, southeast of Pittsburgh in Fayette County.

Pittsburgh Region - Organizations

  • Pittsburgh Polymer Clay Guild
    http://www.pittsburghpolymerclayguild.org/
    The Pittsburgh Polymer Clay Guild is a non-profit organization formed of polymer clay artists of various levels of expertise that meets monthly to share ideas, tips and techniques with an interest in polymer work.

Pittsburgh Region - Supplies

  • The Clay Place
    http://www.clayplace.com/
    The Clay Place is a gallery, a gift shop and art supply store, and the meeting place for ceramic enthusiasts. Now located in Carnegie, PA.
  • Utrecht
    Extensive selection of art supplies including pottery tools and clay. Order online or visit their new store in Pittsburgh:

Pennsylvania

United States

  • American Art Pottery Association
    An association of American Pottery collectors and enthusiasts.
  • American Ceramic Society (ACerS)
    the world's leading organization dedicated to the advancement of ceramics

  • Ceramics Today
    http://www.ceramicstoday.com/
    Ceramics Today is a comprehensive independent ceramics site, begun in 1995 as ClayNet and maintained by Steven Goldate. It is a collection of annotated links.

  • National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts
    A nonprofit educational professional organization of individuals whose interests, talents, or careers are primarily focused on the ceramic arts.
  • Pewabic Pottery
    http://www.pewabic.com/
    Founded in Detroit in 1903 during the Arts & Crafts Movement, Pewabic is nationally renowned for its tile and pottery in unique glazes. Check here for some very interesting Arts & Crafts tiles for your home.
  • Potters Council
    http://www.potterscouncil.org/
    A membership organization of 2500 studio potters and ceramics artists, you can use the Potters Council website to locate ceramic studios throughout the United States.
  • potters.org
    The site of the archive for the clayart internet discussion group.
  • UCSC University Library: Pottery Resources on the Web
    Categories include hardware, pointers, schools, suppliers, materials, and publications. From the University of California at Santa Cruz.