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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: you’ll 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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Our Price: $21.56 | 20%
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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. |
| Raku: Investigations
Into Fire
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| David Jones |
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There is a marrying of ideas, process, and action in Raku that creates
some of the most exciting forms of contemporary clay art. Raku:
Investigations into Fire is a comprehensive study of this popular
ceramic process. Its history is traced from its earliest beginnings in
Japanese ritual to current preoccupations dealing with the relationship
of clay, artist, and fire. The history of Raku provides a framework for
understanding the most recent developments in materials and technology,
while an analysis of design illuminates the ways in which new ideas are
developed. There is also an extensive examination of the methods of
generating the rich and seductive surfaces, as well as the most recent
innovations in technology and process-all beautifully illustrated with
200 fine color photographs. This is an ideal book for both the beginner
and the experienced practitioner. |
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Japanese Wood Fired Ceramics
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Softcover · 10-7/8 x 8-¼ 320 pages · 700+
color photos |
| Masakazu Kusakabe and Marc Lancet |
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The methods, materials and aesthetic appreciation
of Japanese wood firing are explained in exquisite detail in Japanese
Wood-Fired Ceramics. This ancient technique is a favorite among ceramic
artists and instructors around the world, and this superior resource
offers artists valuable insight into this tradition that's thousands of
years old.
Techniques, traditionally passed on through
apprenticeships that last nearly a decade, are explained in detailed
instructions, including more than 700 color photos and illustrations. The
complexities of loading and firing a wood kiln, unique firing techniques
used to obtain surface effects, and experimental approaches are discussed
in this reference. This optimum resource offers artists an additional
bonus with instructions for creating two kilns, including the authors’
famous Dancing Fire Wood Kiln.
 | Details of ancient Japanese wood-firing methods are covered
| Features 700+ color photos and illustrations to guide artists in
learning methods
| Directions for building two kilns offers artists opportunities to
build their own |
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Wood-Fired
Ceramics: Contemporary Practices
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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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Single Firing,
Pros/Cons
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Tristram | | Wherever the skills
of the potter are taught today, it is likely that the ubiquitous bisque
will make its appearance. Twice
firing is common practice in almost every field of ceramics, despite the
fact that it is historically a relative newcomer.
In this book, Fran Tristram explores the older method of single
firing, both through its history and through its practice.
The reasons for its demise are revealed and explained, the myths
surrounding it examined, and practical problems resolved.
Although it is true that, like any other technique, single firing
will not suit everybody, this book, drawing as it does on the long
experience of many well-known single firers (e.g. Lucie Rie, Clive Bowen,
Josie Walter), should give confidence to those who are willing to try. |
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Soda Glazing
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| 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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| 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. |
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Mansfield | | One of the
fascinating specialties of contemporary ceramics is the use of salt-glaze
as explored by ceramic artists around the world. Whether their work
is domestic, architectural or sculptural, this centuries-old technique
offers them a means of expression that is both satisfying and
challenging. In this book, the work of sixty ceramic artists
currently working with salt-glaze is considered, using their own words as
well as comments from art critics. The author has combined both
their technique and their intention in her examination of the artists,
discussing the influences on their work and their motivation for
it. |
 | 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
pottery¹s 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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Fired Up With Raku (with over 300 Raku recipes)
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List Price: $35 |
temporarily unavailable |
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Our Price: $28 | 20%
off | | Irene
Poulton | |
144 pp
6 ½ x 9 100
color photos 9781861268488
Paperback | | An
invaluable, superbly illustrated reference for potters, with 300 raku
glaze recipes. The origins of raku can be traced back hundreds of years to
Japan, where it was used as the traditional method of creating clay bowls
for the tea ceremony. Over the years, potters have embraced and adapted
the methods, celebrating the remarkable but unpredictable results achieved
using raku techniques. Here, Irene Poulton, who has specialized in raku
firing for over 20 years, considers the origins of raku before offering
300 glaze recipes. A selection of other potters also share their ideas,
and, with 100 color photos of raku-fired pieces, this is an outstanding
source of information and inspiration for all potters. |
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