Surface decoration is one of the most exciting features of pottery today. Advances in the quality and supply of raw materials, newly available stains and underglaze colours and progress in kiln design have all contributed to the growth of vividly decorated work. But the source of it all is the individual potter’s imagination – and this book looks in detail at the work of 16 very different makers, whose approaches to decoration represent the diversity of contemporary ceramics.

With over 200 black and white and 80 colour photographs.