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Born out of a desire to know and understand the mysteries of this material, the spiritual and practical applications of clay in both its micro and macro histories, Clay: A Human History is a book of wonder and insight, a hybrid of archaeology, history and lived experience as an amateur potter.

Unlock your potential in pottery, regardless of your skill level. This guide simplifies the craft, making it accessible and enjoyable.

Craft enthusiasts are no doubt already aware of the joys of making and the frustration when you must put aside your project and go back to your day job or to less enticing tasks around the house. But there is more to crafting than the simple enjoyment of a creative hobby. Drawing on the firsthand accounts from everyday crafters, Craftfulness considers the vital well-being effects to be gained from the simple expression of your creativity and investigates the soul cleansing and stress relieving benefits of making things by hand.

Struggling with depression and feeling lost after the birth of her daughter, Florence St. George began experimenting with a small lump of clay on her kitchen table. Pot by pot, bowl by bowl, she discovered that as her hands became busier, her mind grew calmer. In just a few years, Florence went from complete beginner to contestant on The Great Pottery Throwdown, discovering some important lessons along the way: that pottery is the perfect antidote to internet overload, that creativity doesn't have to be expensive, and that the hands-on process can ground you like nothing else.

Today, most people are concerned about eating seasonal, organic, and local food. But we don’t think about how the choices we make about our pots, pans, and bowls can also enhance our meals and our lives. Sara Dahmen believes understanding the origins of the cookware we use to make our food is just as essential. Copper, Iron, and Clay is a beautiful photographic history of our cooking tools and their fundamental uses in the modern kitchen, accompanied by recipes that showcase the best features of various cooking materials.

This guide will teach you all you need to know to become a polymer clay prodigy, so you can add this great craft to your repertoire. In this exciting guide, you will learn all about how to create crafts, jewelry, beads, and trinkets from polymer clay. You will learn everything you need to know about buying, preparing, molding, coloring, decorating, curing, and storing this wonderful and nontoxic material.

Get ready to learn all about homemade jewelry you can make in the comfort of your own home and start earning money right away, or use your new found skills to make elegant jewelry for friends and family as amazing gifts.