The Complete Guide to Mid-Range Glazes

Name: The Complete Guide to Mid-Range Glazes
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781454707776
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Glazing and Firing at Cones 4-7

By John Britt

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The Complete Guide to Mid-Range Glazes by John Britt serves as an essential resource for ceramic artists, exploring the varied techniques and processes involved in creating mid-range glazes. Filled with practical advice and expert insights, it details the chemistry and materials used in glazing, offering numerous recipes and tips for achieving a range of finishes. This guide is perfect for those looking to expand their skills and creative expression in ceramics.
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This book may appeal to you if you're passionate about ceramics and want to deepen your understanding of glaze techniques, particularly for mid-range firing. It's perfect for artists and hobbyists interested in exploring a wide variety of glaze recipes and gaining insights into achieving unique finishes and textures on their pottery.

This fully illustrated go-to reference takes the guesswork out of mid-range glazes, which fire at cones 4-7. It covers mixing, testing, applying and firing hundreds of recipes to help ceramists of all skill levels gain a better understanding of glazes and the factors behind them.

Description

According to Ceramics Monthly, most 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 much more.

See how to boost colours, achieve results that equal high-fire glazing, and stretch your boundaries with new techniques.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781454707776

Publisher: Union Square & Co.

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 04 November 2014

Country: United States

Imprint: Union Square & Co.

Illustration: all in color

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 224.0mm

Height: 282.0mm

Weight: 1076g

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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.