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"From Ordinary to Extraordinary" ~~$19.95~~ $14.96 On Sale! FROM ORDINARY TO EXTRAORDINARY: ART & DESIGN PROBLEM SOLVING Ken Vieth. Transform technique into passionate artistic expression! These dynamic teaching ideas and projects will stimulate interest in a range of media and motivate students to find highly individual solutions to visual problems, while encouraging teamwork. 148 pages, sc,	"Functional Pottery" ~~$55.00~~ $41.25 On Sale! FUNCTIONAL POTTERY - SECOND EDITION Hopper briefly covers the history of pottery, analyses pottery forms as variations on basic geometric shapes, then discusses what makes a pot visually pleasing as well as practical to use. This is both a "how-to" and a "why-to" book. Includes a "portfolio" presenting the work of 16 contemporary potters. 250 color photos, 300 b&w photos. 255 pages, hc,
"Handbuilt Ceramics" ~~$24.95~~ $18.71 On Sale! HANDBUILT CERAMICS: PINCHING, COILING, EXTRUDING, MOLDING, SLIP CASTING, SLAB WORK Kathy Triplett "Handbuilt Ceramics" is a big, colorful, and complete how-to manual for shaping clay without a potter's wheel, as well as a color gallery of handbuilt work by some of today's best ceramists. Features eight projects with materials lists and step-by-step instructions. 160 pages, sc,	"Handbuilt Tableware" ~~$24.95~~ $18.71 On Sale! HANDBUILT TABLEWARE: MAKING DISTINCTIVE PLATES, BOWLS, MUGS, TEAPOTS AND MORE Kathy Triplett. Imagine making serving dishes perfectly suited to the food you're preparing! A simple guide to hand-build stylish, customized tableware. Even beginners will easily follow the illustrated instructions for making slabs, extruding, molding, and more. 144 color pages, sc,
"Illustrated Dictionary of Practical Pottery" ~~$39.95~~ $29.96 On Sale! ILLUSTRATED DICTIONARY OF PRACTICAL POTTERY - FOURTH EDITION Robert Fournier. From Abrasive to Zirconium, this alphabetical pottery guide provides easy to find information on terms, techniques, processes, equipment, and much more. Whatever the potter needs to find, it's here in concise, yet comprehensive, definitions. 500 illustrations, 368 pages, hc,	"Image Transfer on Clay" ~~$24.95~~ $18.71 On Sale! IMAGE TRANSFER ON CLAY: SCREEN, RELIEF, DECAL & MONOPRINT TECHNIQUES Paul Andrew Wandless. Contemporary ceramists have adapted traditional printmaking procedures to transfer images onto clay surfaces. The simple processes don’t require fancy equipment. Each method is carefully laid out in numerous photos, and shown on a finished piece. 112 color pages, hc,
"Making Concrete Garden Ornaments" ~~$17.95~~ $13.46 On Sale! MAKING CONCRETE GARDEN ORNAMENTS Sherrie Warner Hunter has gathered the tried and- true techniques of sculptors and folk artists and tailored them for low-tech surroundings. Work with molds, model or carve with concrete, and treat concrete surfaces with mosaics for dazzling outdoor embellishments. Twenty- five projects in all. 144 pages, sc	"Making Marks" ~~$44.99~~ $33.74 On Sale! MAKING MARKS: DISCOVERING THE CERAMIC SURFACE Robin Hopper offers a wealth of ceramic surface decoration possibilities, some rarely ever exposed, in this new all inclusive guide. Shows how the path from conception to reality was followed strengthening the potter's creative vision. This guide contains everything readers want and need to know! 250 color photos & illustrations, 304 pages, sc,