Ash Glazes

Techniques and Glazing from Natural Sources

Phil Rogers, Revd Richard Coles, Mike Dodd , Hajeong Lee Rogers

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Herbert Press Ltd
28 November 2023

Ceramic arts, pottery, glass; Art techniques & principles; Pottery, ceramics & glass crafts

Fully updated and revised, with new photographs and glaze recipes, this is the third edition of this classic guide to ash glazes.

Forever curious and eager to learn new things about ceramics, Phil Rogers constantly tinkered with clay bodies, glaze formulae and approaches to firing. This volume is his seminal work on transforming ash into glaze: an essential text for all potters and ceramicists with additional relevance today with its focus on prioritising the use of natural resources.

Ash Glazes examines the practicalities of collecting and testing wood ashes, demonstrates the process of making them into glazes and offers a step-by-step guide to using them to decorate your pots.

This edition, updated and revised by Hajeong Lee Rogers, is a celebration of pottery at its best. Starting with an introduction to the history of ash glazes, then moving on to a wide range of practical advice and methods, the book is enlivened by photographs of the work of potters from around the world, who use ash in colourful and imaginative ways. It provides true inspiration for working potters and delight for all those interested in contemporary ceramics.

By: Phil Rogers
Foreword by: Revd Richard Coles
Introduction by: Mike Dodd
Volume editor: Hajeong Lee Rogers
Imprint: Herbert Press Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 3rd edition
Dimensions: Height: 280mm, Width: 216mm,
ISBN: 9781789940947
ISBN 10: 178994094X
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 28 November 2023
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction Preface to the Third Edition Foreword Author Preface A Brief History of Wood Ash Glazes The Growing Plant What is Wood Ash? Collecting and Preparing Wood Ash What are Glazes and How do they Work? Making Glazes Ash-like Glazes without Ash Potters' profiles Katherine Pleydell-Bouverie Terry Bell-Hughes Mike Dodd Lis Ehrenreich John Jelfs Dick Lehman Jim Malone Eric James Mellon Jim Robison John Thies Tom Turner Phil Rogers Showcase Ash Glaze Recipes Ash Analyses & Molecular Weights Glossary Bibliography Index Afterword

Phil Rogers was one of Britain’s leading potters and advocates for his craft. From his studio near Rhayader in Powys, Wales, he created work that drew on eclectic styles, from medieval German salt-glazed wares to 15th-century Korean porcelain. A passionate promoter of the use of natural materials in glazes, he is widely regarded as one of the giants of UK ceramics. His work is held by museums around the world, including the V&A, the British Museum and the Museum of Modern Ceramic Art in Japan. Hajeong Lee Rogers grew up in South Korea where she later studied crafts at Sungshin Women’s University and won the National Award for Craft Art in 2005 for a large ceramic sculpture. Hajeong joined her husband Phil Rogers in Wales in 2011 and started working in her own studio, making tableware with a fusion of traditional Korean techniques and patterns influenced by William Morris. Her work is included in the Reeves Collection, Washington and Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.

Reviews for Ash Glazes: Techniques and Glazing from Natural Sources

The most useful and definitive guide to the various uses of wood ashes in glaze application. -- Mike Dodd, internationally acclaimed potter Potters, young and old, will delight in the updates, and our continuing experiments and revelations will be fitting tributes to all that Phil and Hajeong have contributed to our field. -- Mark Hewitt, author of 'The Potter's Eye' For those seeking a single reference work which both introduces the topic but also gives you the tools, knowledge and encouragement to experiment in your own environment this is undoubtedly the definitive choice. * Westcountry Potters * There is no doubt this third edition of Ash Glazes provides true inspiration not only working potters, collectors and those interested in contemporary ceramics, but for the broader view it provides in supporting the resurgence of ceramics as a craft form in current British culture. * Midlands Potters Association *