Special Effect Glazes, Bloomfield

Linda Bloomfield

160 pagina's

From drippy and crackle to ash and lichen glazes, experienced ceramicist Linda Bloomfield guides you through the world of special effect glazes. Beautifully illustrated with pieces from both emerging and established potters that showcase stunning copper oxide-blues, metallic bronzes and manganese-pink crystal glazes, Special Effect Glazes is packed full of recipes to try out: from functional oilspot glazes using iron oxide, to explosive lava glazes.

chapters

1 Understanding glazes
2 Glaze materials and minerals
3 Colouring glazes
4 Impurities and variation in materials
5 Stability and durability
6 Creating and testing glazes
7 Glaze mixing and application
8 Firing
9 Glaze 'defects'

10 Special effects: the chemistry
11 Crackle glazes
12 Ash glazes
13 Celadon and Copper red glazes
14 Drippy glazes and Chun glazes
15 Crystalline glazes
16 Shrink and Crawl: Lichen glazes
17 Volcanic, Lava or Crater glazes
18 Spotted glazes
19 Metallic glazes
20 Layering glazes