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A fascinating blend of the technical and aesthetic aspects of ceramics, this second edition features historical background information, analysis of image creation strategies, and numerous technical photos. Photo essays show such processes as raku, throwing on a wheel, slab construction, hand forming... Full description
Table of Contents:
- Understanding ceramic materials
- Ceramic color
- Clay bodies: making and buying
- Ceramic forms: vessels, sculpture, and wall pieces
- Creating form in clay
- Clay imagery
- Ceramic surfaces
- Glazes
- Glaze recipe types
- Glaze/firing combinations
- Glaze making and testing
- Glaze application
- Kilns and kiln designs
- Kiln loading
- Kiln firing
- An overview of ceramic history.