Functional Pottery: Form and Aesthetic in Pots of Purpose Paperback – December 1, 2008

Very happy to receive this book. I don't mind a library copy.

Robin Hopper strikes again! For every potter who wants to get better, there is something to do, something to follow, something new to try. I could go on making the same stuff, day-to-day, month-in, month-out, but I like to stretch my abilities, fail a few times, then learn how to do it the right way. Robin's book, "Functional Pottery" helps me to achieve my goals. I have about 300 books in my pottery library. If I were to be forced to reduce that number to ten, "Functional Pottery" would be one of the keepers.

I have all of Robin Hopper's books (Functional Pottery, The Ceramic Spectrum, Robin Hopper Ceramics, and Making Marks). As a potter, they have been integral to my development in the field. They are incredibly organized and informative. You can actually learn new techniques from these books. If I were to recommend one author to another potter, it would be Robin Hopper.

As always Robin Hopper does not fail to please. This book is packed throughout with valuable and helpful information. If you're a production potter or would like to be -- or if you just want to make better wares for your own home or teach your pottery students how to make pieces they will enjoy and be satisfied with, you will love this book.

The book provided information about functional pottery that I found to be helpful. Many ideas came from my reading and viewing illustrations and pictures.

Robin Hopper is generous and giving when he shares the knowledge gathered over a lifetime of making pots. All his books are well written, full of information for potters at all levels of developement, and a must for any potter's library.

Robin Hopper is the best - this is a wonderful book. So glad I found it.

Some one sole my original copy so I had to buy another copy of this wonderful book!

Lots of useful information, particularly on form and proportion in pots and also how functional pots should be made.

without the usual "blink blink".right to the subject.exellent book.it teach me a lot and i know about what i am speaking:i am learning pottery in a art school

I have enjoyed this book so much and know that I will always use it as a reference in the future.

A classic.