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• A Potter’s Workbook by Clary Illian: A requirement for anyone and everyone who loves clay, there’s a reason it’s a classic!

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• Mastering Kilns & Firing by Lindsay Oesterritter: Raku, Pit and Barrel, Woodfiring, and More. This book is brand new, and absolutely amazing! Another must have for ceramicists everywhere. From the back of the book “… join Lindsay Oesterritter for a complete information on the most accessible methods of alternative firing... Drawing on years of experience and extensive interviews with fellow potters there is no comparable resource.”

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• Live Form by Jenni Sorkin: Women, Ceramics, and Community: “Live Form fills a void in the current scholarship on postwar art. Looking closely at the development of pottery, Sorkin is able to redress the dominant narratives that privilege both painting as the dominant medium and men as its primary practitioners. Instead, she offers us the essential roles played by crafts and women in creating the interdisciplinary and performance-based fabric of our current moment.” – Helen Molesworth, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles

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• Simply Pottery by Sara Pearch and Geraldine Christy: A practical course in basic pottery techniques.

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• Children, Clay and Sculpture by Cathy Weisman Topal: Sculpture projects and the historical context to go with them, a great teaching tool!

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• Gilded Vessel: the lustrous Art and Life of Beatrice Wood by Garth Clark : A beautiful collection of works and memoir of Beatrice Wood, the famous Dada era artist. 

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• All That Glitters by Duane Anderson: The Emergence of Native American Micaceous Art and Pottery in Northern New Mexico. A beautiful catalog of Micaceous Pottery in collections all over the world and bios about the artist that continue to produce work using this ancient method.

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• I Shock Myself the Autobiography of Beatrice Wood. “reflects the charm, magic and rare spirit of a woman who defied propriety, as well as time, to become a true national treasure.” A great read about a great and inspiring woman in ceramics.

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• Ceramics in America Edited by Robert Hunter: A well put together look into the history of the design and production of American Ceramics beginning in the 1770s. A long read, but very interesting and has great reference images of historical ceramics.

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• Hands in Clay by Charlotte F. Speight and John Toki (Fifth Edition): This is an older higher education textbook, but is appropriate for a student or artist at any level. Containing aesthetic, historical, and technical aspects of ceramics along with History of ceramics, technical guide and step-by-step guidelines for mold making.

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• THE POT BOOK by Edmund De Wall: This book is seriously huge (over 300 pages) and chock full of a beautiful and varied range of ceramic vessels of all periods. Organized alphabetically, this book is like a dictionary of makers and their work. A great book to peruse if you are having a maker’s block.

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• Lucie Rie by Tony Birks: A beautiful biography of one of the twentieth century Ceramic Greats, Lucie Rie. Wonderful photos of her work in both color and black and white. If you haven’t heard of her, you are missing out!

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• Contemporary Tableware by Linda Bloomfield: A great resource for functional potters, covering historical and contemporary tableware. A beautiful book with great images, another good one to flip through if you are feeling stuck in the making cycle.

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• “500” Series Books by Lark Crafts including 500 Prints On Clay, 500 Plates and Chargers, 500 Teapots, 500 The Best of Ceramics, 500 Bowls and more. This great series of books are put together as collections of like works and showcases the best of the best. Large, color photographs with info about the subjects and artists. Wonderful to have in your library to remind you of all the options and different styles of work out there!