Creamware printers to Josiah Wedgwood by 1763, for example. By 1760 creamware was often enamelled for decoration, using a technique adopted from the early porcelain industry. This consisted of painting overglaze on the ware with pigments made from finely powdered coloured glass and then firing again to fuse the enamel to the ware. The varied enamel colours did not fuse at the same temperature so several firings were generally needed, adding to the expense. There were approximately 130 potteries in North Staffordshire during the 1750s, rising to around 150 by 1763 and employing up to 7,000 people – a large number
West German Art Pottery 1970s, a wide variety of art pottery was produced well in the 1980s. "West German Art Pottery" is well known for its great variety of forms and expressive colors. The pottery began getting attention in the mid 1990s, and interest has been growing every since. Horst Makus published several books in the late 90s and after, but those are in German and limited to the period up to about 1962. Mark Hill published "Fat Lava", which is an expanded catalog from the exhibition done by Hill and Graham Cooley. Kevin Graham has produced a variety of cds, and Graham and