"This book is for potters working at many levels. It's a book that honors tradition, but also looks at new ways of approaching clay. If you're just getting started, you'll find the basics you need here. If you're an experienced potter looking for new ways to work contemplatively with handbuilding, then this book if for you, too"--Back cover.

My winding path to studio pottery -- Tools and materials -- Rules -- Vocabulary -- In search of wild clay -- Slips and glazes -- Kurinuki -- Molds -- Coil and slab methods -- Building pots from multiple vessels -- Handles -- Decorating techniques -- Firing methods.