Natural Glazes: collecting and making (New Ceramics) - Softcover

Forrest, Miranda

Softcover

ISBN 10: 191221752X ISBN 13: 9781912217526

Publisher: Herbert Press, 2018

Synopsis

Making your own glazes is a fascinating and rewarding process, even more so when making them from collected ingredients. With little equipment and following a few basic principles, it is possible to harvest glaze ingredients from your local environment, such as clay, subsoil, plants and seashells, to achieve beautiful results in the kiln.

Whether you wish to make an entire glaze using collected materials, or just want to use them as additions to existing base recipes, Miranda Forrest explains how to source and prepare natural ingredients, from degraded rocks to seaweed, as well as giving step-by-step instructions for mixing a glaze, testing samples, and finally applying glazes and firing your work. Contributions from contemporary ceramicists who use natural glaze ingredients give a detailed insight into their working methods and intriguing results.

Encouraging experimentation and a creative approach, Natural Glazes is a vital resource for anyone wishing to work in a more natural, sustainable way to develop their unique glaze effects.

About this title

Review:

This is a very personal account strongly illustrating the love Ms. Forrest has for her environment and her desire to incorporate this into her life and work. The book will be of interest to potters in general and also provide a very useful introduction to the techniques for anyone who wishes to work with found materials. (London Potters News)

Book Description:

This book explains how to collect materials to make your own glazes. It gives practical instructions about sourcing and harvesting material from your local environment, mixing a glaze, testing samples, applying the glaze, and firing the work.

About this edition

• Publisher: Herbert Press
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 191221752X
• ISBN 13: 9781912217526
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112