Potter's Book

Bernard Howell Leach (1887 - 1979) was a British studio potter and art teacher. He was born in Hong Kong and spent a long time living and potting in Japan, where he learnt the raku style of pottery. On his return to England, he founded the Leach Pottery in St Ives, and went on to teach some of the most celebrated ceramicists of the 20th century.

• The Leach Legacy by Philip LeachLeach in Japan by Soyetsu YanagiPreface by Michael CardewAuthor’s Preface1. Towards a Standard2. Raku - English Slipware - Stoneware - Porcelain3. Clays4. The Making of Clay Shapes5. Decoration6. Pigments and Glazes7. Kilns8. The WorkshopFootnotesAppendix A - Potters Terms, Tools & MaterialsAppendix B - Conversion ChartsAppendix C - Seger Pyrometric ConesImage CreditsIndex

“With his writings as well as with his ceramics, Leach played a major role in elevating the status of the European potter from craftsman to artist, thereby paving the way for the twentieth-century studio pottery movement.”