Are you struggling to get started on your pottery journey? Then read on. Pottery for Beginners is a clear, comprehensive and easy-to-follow guide to making ceramics. Opening with an introduction to the art and culture of pottery, it captures the beauty of the art and highlights the ways in which it can benefit your mental well-being. It then provides a captivating history lesson on pottery from the Stone Age through to the present day.At the heart of this comprehensive guide, you will find extensively detailed instructions on the processes involved in making ceramics, pottery wheels, how to throw a pottery piece, the main types of pottery clay, how to fire your pottery accurately. Also covered are the tools used in pottery, materials & techniques in pottery, the process of selecting a pottery kiln as well as purchasing your pottery wheel on any budget and much more.