Crystalline Glazes

Explore the history of crystalline glazes and the various aspects of their production in this updated second edition. This book describes suitable clays and kilns, glaze recipes, glazing techniques and how to fire in both oxidation and reduction. This edition has been updated to include information about new crystalline glaze potters and redesigned with colour illustrations.

List of contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction

Chapter One: History of Crystalline Glazes
Chapter Two: Crystals from Nature
Chapter Three: Crystals Grown Under Controlled Conditions
Chapter Four: Types of Crystalline Glazes
Chapter Five: Clay Bodies and Forms
Chapter Six: Ingredients in a Crystalline Glaze
Chapter Seven: Glazing
Chapter Eight: Glazes
Chapter Nine: Kilns
Chapter Ten: Firing Aids
Chapter Eleven: Firing Crystalline Glazes
Chapter Twelve: Reduction-fired Crystalline Glazes
Chapter Thirteen: After the Firing
Chapter Fourteen: Attitudes and Aesthetics
Chapter Fifteen: Potters Working with Crystalline Glazes

Glossary
Bibliography
Suppliers List
Index

About the author

Based in Canada, Diane Creber is a potter well known for her crystalline glazes. Her award-winning pottery has been displayed internationally and at galleries throughout Canada. Creber's many articles on pottery, including crystalline glazes, have appeared in several ceramic magazines and in a number of books. Diane and her husband, the artist Tim De Rose, live in the woods beside a small lake in eastern Ontario.

Product details

• Authors: Diane Creber, Creber Diane
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.09.2024
• EAN: 9781789943764
• ISBN: 978-1-78994-376-4
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 10 mm
• Series: Ceramics Handbooks
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Miscellaneous; ART / Techniques / General, ART / Ceramics, Handicrafts, decorative arts & crafts, Hobbies, quizzes & games, Painting, drawing and art manuals, Painting & Art Manuals, Ceramics: artworks