Thrown: A Modern Potter's Guide to Working with Clay on the Wheel

Thrown is a beginner's guide to making ceramics using a pottery wheel.

Beginning with the basics, this book will teach you how to create a collection of 20 stylish homewares from construction to completion with a professional finish including decoration, glazing and firing techniques. From dinner plates, pasta bowls, coffee mugs to decorative vases, a rippled lampshade and more, each project is minimal in design but with thoughtful details, making it the ideal for first time crafters.

Complete with stunning lifestyle photography and clear step-by-step instructions to inspire your handmade journey, Thrown is the ultimate modern guide to this addictive, tactile craft.

Lilly Maetzig is the maker behind Mae Ceramics. Originally from Christchurch, New Zealand, Lilly has always had a keen interest in pottery. After graduating, she discovered a love for handbuilding and working on the wheel and now she makes ceramics to sell and offers workshops from her studio. She first book Handbuilt was published in 2023.