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The Complete Guide to Low-Fire Glazes for Potters and Sculptors is a comprehensive guide for ceramic artists of all levels to explore all the creative possibilities of this incredibly versatile range of glazes.
List of contents
Introduction
CHAPTER 1:GETTING STARTED
Setting Up Your Glaze Lab
Studio Safety When Glazing
Choosing Your Clay
Testing a Clay Body
Designing and Making Tiles for Testing Glaze
CHAPTER 2:GLAZE FORMULATION
Basics of Ceramic Chemistry
Understanding a Glaze Recipe
Fixing Common Glaze Faults
The World of Colorants
Developing Color
CHAPTER 3: FINDING YOUR SURFACE
Building Layers with Slip and Underglaze
Terra Sigillata
Tin Glaze
Glaze as Form: Goop, Nerifoami, and Low-Fire Porcelain
Satin and Matte Glazes
Atmospheric Firing
Luster
Decals
China Painting Sculptural Surfaces
CHAPTER 4:TRIED-AND-TRUE
GLAZE RECIPES
Gloss Glazes
Satin and Matte Glazes
Tin Glazes
CHAPTER 5: LAB TESTS
Adding Colorants to a Glaze
Progression Tests
Understanding Colorants through Triaxial Blends
Resources
About the Author
About the Glaze Technician
Index
About the author
Ben Carter is a studio potter and workshop instructor based in Santa Cruz, California. He received his BFA in ceramics/painting from Appalachian State University and his MFA in ceramics from the University of Florida. He has been an artist-in-residence at the Odyssey Center for Ceramic Arts in Asheville, North Carolina, Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Snowmass, Colorado, and the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, Montana. From 2010–2012 he served as the Education Director of the Pottery Workshop in Shanghai, China. He has lectured and presented workshops at universities and craft centers in the United States, China, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand and exhibited internationally in numerous invitational and juried shows, including the Australian Ceramic Triannale Exhibition, Shanghai University International Residency Exhibition, and Mastery in Clay at The Clay Studio. Ben's work has been featured in the Australian Journal of Ceramics and Pottery Making Illustrated.Ceramics Monthly and Pottery Making Illustrated named him Ceramic Arts 2016 Yearbook Artist of the Year.
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The Complete Guide to Low-Fire Glazes for Potters and Sculptors is a comprehensive guide for ceramic artists of all levels to explore all the creative possibilities of this incredibly versatile range of glazes.
