"Pinching is a wonderfully direct method of interacting with clay, capable of making a myriad of forms, usually small, and requiring the minimum of tools. With this superb collection of pinched projects, Jacqui Atkin, a widely respected ceramics teacher and author, shows what this simple technique is able to achieve. Each project is explained with step-by-step sequences and plenty of options for surface decoration and glazing techniques. There's something to suit all making preferences, from the functional to the purely decorative, including imaginative sculptural works."-From back cover

• The basics. Clays
• Tools and equipment
• Health and safety
• Core making techniques
• Projects. Cereal bowl
• Fruit bowl
• Berry bowl with drip tray
• Footed dessert bowl
• Pouring bowl
• Lidded sugar bowl
• Nesting plates
• Sectional dish for dips
• Olive dish
• Teapot
• Breakfast cup and saucer
• Decorating glaze sponging
• Large mug
• Small espresso cup
• Creamer
• Pitcher
• Salt and pepper shakers
• Condiment bottle
• Chicken egg cup
• Guinea fowl egg cup
• Spoon
• Decorating the spoon
• Utensil handles
• Painting with glaze
• Cylindrical vase
• Decorating using underglaze pencils
• Sectional vase
• Flower vase
• Porcelain tea light
• Sculptural form with pears
• Decorating with underglaze
• Pine cone
• Artichoke form
• Piggy bank
• Decorating with paper resist and slip
• Blackbird
• Decorating techniques
• Slip: making and coloring
• Slip: methods of application
• Glaze and application
• Underglaze and other techniques
• Firing: electric kilns