"Embark on your first pottery project with confidence & flair — this step-by-step project book offers a wealth of handy hints & straightforward advice, designed especially for the first time-potter. Projects include coiling, slab techniques & how to throw a pot on a wheel. Close-up photographs in full color make the methods clear, while pictures of the pots & figures provide ample inspiration. Includes hints on choosing equipment & materials. Author is a self-taught potter who teaches pottery in adult education centers & also acts as an artistic consultant to companies in the ceramic industry." --provided by Goodreads.