The Art of Polymer Clay by Donna Kato (1997)

I love this book because it is always good to get back to basics. I have been working with polymer clay for 20 years and even with all of the great new tools and techniques that come out I still find inspiration in just getting back to those projects and techniques that first attracted me to polymer.

Donna does a fabulous job of touching on so many techniques and applications in this book. She is just a true master and each piece of clay that she touches (even the scraps) turns to something marvelous.

I can't wait for her next book!

This book was clear and pretty much up to date from what I can tell. I've only recently begun working with clay, and so have been compiling reference materials and books with ideas and this one fit the bill very nicely! It covers all the basics and in depth. It has lots of great pictures of different pieces and they all tend to fire the imagination. The explanations were clear although they don't tell you how many times you will have to practice a technique to get it to look like the piece in the illustration! Most of the items described will need an intermediate or expert in working with polymer clay to handle. All in all, a great book and easy to read.