9Expert ceramicist Melisa Dora teaches beginners everything they need to know to make exquisite ceramic tableware. Step-by-step instructions clearly outline the techniques for forming and building your pieces, throwing the clay, firing, and glazing. Learn the best practices for using clay and different glazes--and even how even how to make your own glazes. Discover how to reuse, recycle, and reclaim materials; tips for troubleshooting; and advice for photographing, marketing, and selling the finished work. Once readers have mastered the techniques, they can use them to create mugs, plates, bowls, serving dishes, vases, and more. Melisa Dora, a ceramics artist whose work is sold worldwide and is featured in coffee shops and restaurants around South East London, makes it easy to design and create your own colorful pieces that will adorn your home and brighten your life.