'Mesmerising . . . this wonderful book opens up a world of wonder' Jennifer Higgie

Clay is baked into our culture: we have been taking handfuls of earth and forming them into their own image since our history began. In Clay: A Human History, Jennifer Lucy Allan navigates the history of humankind and our relationship to making and creativity through our relationship with this enigmatic, ancient material. Born out of a desire to know and understand the spiritual and practical applications of clay in both its micro and macro histories, Clay: A Human History is a hybrid of archaeology, history and lived experience as an amateur potter.

'I have loved learning from every chapter in this beautiful and affecting book' Vashti Bunyan

'It is this freshness of perspective, a new slant on a familiar medium, that makes Clay so compelling' Crafts Magazine