Required reading for anyone looking to dive deeper into their ceramics practice. Gather has most of these stocked in-store or available for browsing in our ceramics studio library.

• The Complete Guide to Mid-Range Glazes, John Britt

• Amazing Glaze, Gabriel Kline

• Complete Pottery Techniques, DK Publishing

• The Ceramics Bible, Louisa Taylor

• Handbuilt, A Potter’s Guide, Melissa Weiss

• Simon Leach’s Pottery Handbook, Simon Leach

• Mastering Handbuilding, Sunshine Cobb

• Carve Your Clay, Hilda Carr

• Mastering Kilns & Firing, Lindsay Osterritter

• Pinch Your Pottery, Jacqui Atkin

• Creative Pottery, Deb Schwartzkopf

• Life In The Studio, Frances Palmer

• Wild Clay: Creating ceramics and glazes from natural and found resources, Hitomi Shibata

• The Essential Pottery Notebook, Kara Leigh Ford

• Electric Kilns For Ceramics, Joe Davies

YouTube Channels you won’t get enough of. Your Skills will soar by watching these videos.

• Pottery to the People – accessible, inclusive pottery instruction.

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  • YouTube

• Florian Gadsby – beautifully shot, highly recommended tutorials.

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  • YouTube

• Ingleton Pottery – lots of classic wheel videos (throwing bowls, lids, mugs).

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• Earth Nation Ceramics – step-by-step pottery demos (wedging, centering, pulling, trimming).

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• Tortus (Eric Langdon) - Copenhagen based master potter and instructor.

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  • Youtube

• Hsinchuen Lin Pottery - everything from trimming to glazing

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  • YouTube

• Danielle The Clay Lady - community-focused ceramics educator known for joyful, accessible clay instruction.

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• Lisa Riland - Cozy pottery vlogs and practical tips.

• NCECA Conference – The largest gathering of ceramic artists and educators in the U.S., featuring demos, talks, exhibitions, and workshops. March 25-28, 2026

• The Ceramics Congress – An online/interactive pottery conference with workshops and artist talks (virtual option).

• International Ceramics Festival (Aberystwyth) – Europe’s leading ceramics festival with demos, talks, and community events. Runs every two years, with the next one in 2027.

• Brooklyn Ceramic Arts Tour – A multi-venue celebration of clay makers and studios with exhibitions and workshops. May 28-31, 2026

• New Clay Conference - Hosted at the Shenkman Arts Center just outside of beautiful Ottawa, ON, this event showcases three leading ceramicists, hosting two days of engaging live demos and discussions.

Explore the following websites for access to all kinds of online ceramics classes and additional resources.

• The Ceramic School - workshops, live and recorded: glazing, throwing, surface decoration, and community-driven lessons from professional ceramicists.

• ClayShare - a subscription-based community with hundreds of HD video classes, weekly live broadcasts, and goal-oriented tutorials.

• Ceramic Arts Network - a large library of ceramics videos sorted by technique and level (beginner, intermediate, advanced), covering handbuilding, throwing, glazing, kiln work, and more.

Perhaps you weren’t into chemistry back in high school, but we bet you will be now that you’re hooked on pottery! Understanding glaze chemistry is oh-so fascinating, and you can learn from the best with either of these options.

• Matt Katz Ceramic Materials Workshop

• Sue McLeod Workshops

• To explore, create and experiment with glaze recipes galore, visit glazy.org

Salemi Ceramics, Sicily, Italy

La Meridiana, Tuscany, Italy

Aegina Pottery Retreats - Aegina, Greece

Clay Kitchen - Alantejo, Portugal

Cerdeira - Portugal

Gaya Ceramic International Workshops - Bali, Indonesia

Craigardan - Elizabethtown, NY