What Every Potter Should Know

222 pages

by Jeff Zamek

For every successful pot you create, chances are there are a few you abandoned along the way. Now you can save many of those spoiled pieces by learning solutions to some of the most common pottery problems. No longer will you waste time and money on a piece that requires only minimal repairing, if only you knew the right techniques. Author Jeff Zamek has researched just about every mishap that can occur in ceramics and has learned how to either prevent or correct them. He provides information in easy to grasp segments to guide you through new glaze formulas, new clay body formulas, kiln firing techniques, clay/glaze defects, and much more.

Jeff Zamek began making pots in 1968 and received B.F.A./M.F.A. degrees from Alfred University, College of Ceramics in Alfred, New York, in ceramic art and design. Zamek then spent several years teaching college level ceramics in the Northeast. He has developed clay body and glaze formulas for ceramics supply companies throughout the United States.