The Complete Guide to Mid-Range Glazes: Glazing and Firing at Cones 4-7 (Lark Ceramics Books) - Hardcover

Britt, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1454707771 ISBN 13: 9781454707776

Publisher: Union Square & Co., 2014

Synopsis

According to Ceramics Monthly, approximately 75% of potters glaze their pieces at mid-range temperatures—and this complete studio guide eliminates the guesswork from the popular process. Along with hundreds of recipes, it explores mixing, application, specific firing and cooling cycles, and all the factors that make glazes work. See how to boost colors with intense stains, washes, and underglazes; achieve stunning results that equal high-fire glazing, and expand the frontiers of mid-range with tips for wood, salt, and soda firing. 

About this title

About the Author:

 John Britt has been a potter and teacher for more than 30 years. A former studio manager for the prestigious Penland School of Crafts, John currently works out of his own studio in Bakersville, in the mountains of western North Carolina. He is the glaze expert and a frequent contributor for the leading ceramics magazine, Ceramics Monthly, as well as the top ceramics website Ceramic Arts Daily. He is also an occasional contributor to nearly every other notable ceramic publication, including Ceramic Review, Studio Potter, Clay Times, and New Ceramics. Britt is the author of The Complete Guide to High-Fire Glazes, was the juror for 500 Bowls, and acted as technical editor for The Art & Craft of Ceramics (Lark) and Glaze: The Ultimate Ceramic Artist's Guide to Glaze and Color (Barron's Educational Series). John has been in over 100 shows nationally and internationally, receiving prizes, awards, and fellowships for his ceramic work.

Review:

"The Complete Guide to Mid-Range Glazes" is packed with information and belongs on every potter's bookshelf. It is a must for every potter's reference library. Thank you John Britt for your extensive research and in depth understanding and your ability to explain what you have learned so clearly." Suzanne Staubach (author of "Clay: The History and Evolution of Humankind's Relationship with Earth's Most Primal Element")

"Imagine you are in class with your best teacher and are presented with a concise descriptive explanation of how ceramic raw materials function in glazes. Mr. Britt has crafted information about ceramic materials and glazes, which is also covered in lesser texts, but rarely presented in such easily accessible form...Mr. Britt has explained in simple terms many elements in achieving successful cone 6 glazes and he certainly understands the subject matter." Jeff Zamek (author of many popular ceramic texts)

About this edition

• Publisher: Union Square & Co.
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1454707771
• ISBN 13: 9781454707776
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192