Mastering Raku: Making Ware * Glazes * Building Kilns * Firing (A Lark Ceramics Book)

Branfman, Steven

ISBN 10: 1600592953 / ISBN 13: 9781600592959

Published by Lark Books, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Mastering Raku: Making Ware * Glazes * Building Kilns * Firing (A Lark Ceramics Book)
• Publisher: Lark Books
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1600592953
• ISBN 13: 9781600592959
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

From firing to finishing, this is the definitive reference on raku. Ceramists will be informed and inspired by this newly updated, technique-based book with how-to photos and text. It covers such topics as types of clay, forming techniques, firing, glazes, decoration, and kilns and kiln construction. Mastering Raku also includes a gallery of works from around the world along with updated clay and glaze recipes.

 

About the Author

Steven Branfman enjoys an international reputation as a potter, writer, teacher, and businessman. In 1977 he founded The Potters Shop and School, which has become a nationally known school, gallery, bookstore, and artist’s workspace. He is the author of Raku: A Practical Approach and The Potter’s Professional Handbook, and writes frequently for craft and pottery magazines.