This book presents the work of contemporary ceramic artists world-wide, whose major focus is to visually relate a story or communicate a message. The full diversity of ceramic works is covered, starting with the historical, such as roman amphoras with their bands of stories that circle the pot, and ranging from vessels, plate forms and vessel-sculptures, to figurative and abstract three-dimensional works, and installation works. The reader will be left with not only a full knowledge of the rich heritage of past narrative ceramic traditions but also the great diversity of narrative works being created today.