HAND-FORMED CERAMICS: Creating Form and Surface
Worth buying if: You want a ceramics book centered on hand-forming rather than a broad survey of pottery.
Skip it if: You are looking specifically for wheel-throwing instruction.
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Summary
This 226-page guide centers on hand-formed ceramics, with attention to both form and surface. Published by Krause Pubns Inc. in 1995, it belongs to general-interest craft reading.
Why this book now
For makers returning to clay, its emphasis on hand-formed structure and surface remains a focused reason to revisit ceramic practice.
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Good fit if you want...
- You want a ceramics book centered on hand-forming rather than a broad survey of pottery.
- You enjoy thinking about ceramic form and surface as connected parts of making.
- You are looking specifically for wheel-throwing instruction.
- You want a recently published ceramics title rather than a 1995 craft book.
- You only want something with very current references and examples.
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Exact edition: Edition shown · ISBN-13 9780801985058
Worth buying if: You want a ceramics book centered on hand-forming rather than a broad survey of pottery.
Skip it if: You are looking specifically for wheel-throwing instruction.
Check Amazon for the current price and availability of this exact edition.
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Reading commitment
Light Short sit-downs
At 226 pages, this is a substantial but manageable craft reference for readers willing to spend time with ceramic form and surface.
What stands out here
This record identifies a 1995 Krause Pubns Inc. edition of Richard Zakin’s 226-page ceramics title.
Best way to approach it
Read it alongside clay work, using its focus on hand-formed ceramics, form, and surface to guide deliberate studio attention.
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Exact edition: ISBN-13 9780801985058
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