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Alternative Kilns & Firing Techniques
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Our Price: $23.96 | 20%
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May 28, 2004 128 pages | |
Ceramicists searching for new ways to fire their creations now have a
wealth of options. Authors James Watkins and Paul Wandless, along with a
group of distinguished artisans, demonstrate in detail how to build
low-cost, low-tech, yet high-quality kilns. These clever devices make it
possible to produce rich surface effects from alternative reduction firing
techniques. In addition to showing the basic procedures for using each
kiln, easy-to-follow directions for many fast-fire methods unfold in color
photographs: youll see how to achieve terra sigillata surfaces with
direct chemical application, and how to do traditional crackle-glaze raku
and smoke finishes. |
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Fire new!
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Our Price: $23.96 | 20%
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2007 softcover 1-57498-167-6 | | Soda
glazing is a relatively new development in ceramic history, with exciting
scope for research and experimentation. It is a more popular ceramic
practice, particularly in the U.S., where it is widely taught in college
ceramics departments and workshops, and has attracted a high number or
professional practitioners. Few people have explored the potential for
serious engagement of soda vapor with clay bodies, the dynamics of
atmosphere during firing and cooling, and the unique aesthetic potential
of soda in its own right. This book aims to meet the demand for more
advanced technical knowledge of materials and process and more innovative
approaches to soda glazing. |
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Raku
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Mathieson | |
Raku has long been a popular technique amongst
potters. There is an
excitement about standing around a fire, watching pots heat, the smoking
sawdust, and finally the tense expectancy of seeing the final result.
The very uncertainty of the results is one of the things that draws
so many potters to raku. In this book John Mathieson discussed the
clays and glazes that are suitable for this technique.
He also discusses kilns and burners, and firing and post-firing
reduction. Along the way he
takes a look at the work that is being done in this field by an
international group of artists. The
result is a handy and inspirational guide to this most exciting of firing
methods.
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Raku Pottery
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Our Price: $21.56 | 20%
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pages, 7 color pages and hundreds of B&W photos 8x11",
paperback | | Robert Piepenburg | | Expert
information on materials and techniques for contemporary potters, plus
history, spirit and philosophy behind this unique ceramic art form. |
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Wood-Fired
Ceramics: Contemporary Practices
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List Price: $47.95 | 20%
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Our Price: $38.36 |
| 160 pages | 8.5 x 11 | 101 color,
118 b/w illus.
Hardcover 2000 | ISBN 0-8122-3514-2 | | Minogue
& Sanderson | | This
extensively illustrated new book focuses on the direction that wood firing
has taken during the last 30 years. It begins with a historical
overview of this ancient process and describes the developments that have
led to its current revival, stressing the techniques that are most used by
wood firer's today. It then presents the aesthetic aims, working
practices and type of kilns of an international group of contemporary wood
firing potters. Works from these potters are showcased throughout
the text. Plans for wood kilns, glazes and firing schedules are
detailed in the book as well. Divided into 3 sections (Bourry-box
kilns, nontraditional kilns, and Oriental-influenced kilns), the book
focuses on the work and firing methods of, as well as the types of kilns
used by, 26 individual potters. Kiln schematics and photos are
included as well. |
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Sawdust Firing
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Our Price: $23.16 |
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pages, 25 color and 71 B&W illustrations 10" x 7 1/2" | | Karin
Hessenberg | | Part of The
Complete Pottery Series. At first glance, sawdust firing appears to
be a completely random technique yielding unpredictable and uncontrollable
results. But in fact, the shape of a clay form, applied surface
coatings, and surface treatments can produce controlled localized effects
within a single piece. Oxides, salts and other material additions to
the sawdust produce fumes that influence color throughout the firing as a
while. In this book, various potters share their methods for
producing successful sawdust fired ware with an endless combination of
color, texture and pattern. Stunning color photos, numerous b&w
illustrations, and well written text provide the tools for experimentation
with this exciting technique. |
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Soda Glazing
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List Price: $24.95 | 20%
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Our Price: $19.96 |
| 96 pages | 6 1/8 x 9 1/4 | 20
color,70 b/w illus.
Paper 1995 | ISBN 0-8122-1571-0 | | Ruthanne Tudball | | Soda
Glazing is fast becoming a popular firing technique, because it produces
the popular "orange-peel" texture commonly associated with salt
glazed ware, but without the sodium chloride vapor. In addition to
being more environmentally friendly, Soda Glazing also produces more
subtle colors than traditional salt glazing. Covers glaze recipes,
kiln building, application and firing techniques. |
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Salt-Glazing, Ceramics Handbook Series
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List Price: $49.95 | 20%
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| 244 pages | 8 1/2 x 11 | 254
color, 28 b/w illus.
Cloth 2002 | ISBN 0-8122-3689-0 | | Phil
Rogers | | Salt glazing, with its
distinctive "orange peel" surface, has long attracted both
ceramicists and collectors. In his new book, well-known potter Phil Rogers
looks at all the aspects of this very special glazing technique.
Salt Glazing covers the history of salt glazing and the technical
considerations--particularly kilns--that set this form of glazing apart
from all other studio ceramics. Rogers also showcases the work of such
leading salt glaze artists as Byron Temple, Jeff Oestrich, and Hans and
Birgette Borjenson. |
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| | 160 pages, 5.25x11", 260
color photos | | Rosemary Cochrane | | Potters
and collectors have long been captivated by the rich and distinctive
surface qualities of salt glaze, and its recent revival among studio
potters has produced some beautiful and exciting work. This handsome
volume traces the history of the technique from the German stonewares of
the early 1600's then explores the principles and processes used
today. More than 250 color photographs reveal the texture and hues
that characterize both old and contemporary salt glaze, and the book also
showcases the work of leading potters. |
 | Wood
Firing: Journeys and Techniques
A Collection of Articles from Ceramics Monthly
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List Price: $28.95 | 20%
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Our Price: $23.16 |
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color images throughout | | Ceramics
Monthly | | For many potters, wood is
more than just a source of heat for a kiln, it is a process. Wood firing
can provide a link for ceramic artists to their surroundings and to
potteryıs beginnings thousands of years ago. This new handbook shares the
experiences of individual potters who have sought to reconnect with a
basic technology in our hi-tech society and who want to explore and master
all the possible variables that this technique provides for the creative
process. This book describes some of the technical, safety, and physical
challenges of wood firing through first-hand accounts and interviews with
potters. These are their personal stories, and in telling them, they share
their lessons learned and much of their technical knowledge. |
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