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A must-have reference for any serious potter, The
Electric Kiln is
a complete manual on how to install an electric kiln, how to
use it properly, and how to maintain and repair it. Harry
Fraser fully describes the distinctive features, advantages,
and disadvantages of both top-loading and front-loading
kilns, as well as various other kiln types. He shows the
basic effects of heat on clays, glazes, and pigments. This
unique handbook is also a guide on how to make the best use
of the kiln to achieve such special effects as reduction,
crystal glazes, and raku.
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The
Electric Kiln
Harry Fraser
Paperback,
128 pages
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Electric Kiln Ceramics helps the
ceramist create work exclusively intended for firing in the
electric kiln. This valuable guide is an exhaustive review
of clays, glazes and techniques designed to benefit the
seasoned professional, as well as the less technically
educated beginner. Renowned ceramist and respected author,
Richard Zakin provides information on kiln construction,
routine maintenance, loading and firing, the influence of
firing temperatures and the application of oxidation
surfaces. State-of-the-art health and safety concerns are
also addressed, including the kiln atmosphere and the
strengths and weaknesses of the oxidation atmosphere.
Recipes for commercial and homemade clays and glazes
guarantee successful results. |
Electric Kiln Ceramics
- Richard Zatkin
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Paperback, 144 pages
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Ceramic artists often find the unexpected
marks made when clay, heat, and smoke interact to be among
the most intriguing and challenging of finishes to perfect
and reproduce. Achieve stunning textures and colors from
different clay-firing techniques: raku, saggar, pit, and
barrel. Five skilled ceramists who have mastered some great
low-temperature, fast-firing processes share their secrets
and techniques. If you're a beginner, you'll learn the
basics; if you have experience, there's a great deal of
information here that will enhance your knowledge and
satisfy your search for new and exciting techniques |
Alternative Kilns & Firing Techniques
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James C Watkins & Paul Andrew Wandless
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Paperback, 128 pages
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Move beyond
a basic understanding of how to apply and fire glazes so
that you can make the best choices for your ceramic work.
Not only will you develop the skills necessary to make
glazes an integral part of your artistic process, you'll
also come to recognize their vast potential and be
encouraged to experiment with new surface effects.
Learn how to do everything from mixing to firing glazes.
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Raku,
Pit & Barrel Firing Techniques
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Paperback, 144 pages
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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. |
Mastering Raku
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Steven Branfman
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Hardcover, 128 pages
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Jane Perryman explores creative possibilities
of this time-tested yet liberating method in Smoke
Firing: Contemporary Artists and Approaches.
After a brief introduction to the cultural history of smoke
firing, Perryman and leading ceramics practitioners share
the latest ideas and innovations in the use of bonfires,
containers, earth pits, saggars, and kilns. As artists from
17 countries discuss their work, they reveal the meaning and
inspiration behind their creations. Smoke Firing contains
dozens of full-color photographs of ceramics and ceramicists
in action. |
Smoke
Firing
- Jane Perryman
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Paperback, 256 pages
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