Special Effect Glazes

New Ceramics

Linda Bloomfield

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Herbert Press Ltd
04 August 2020

Art & Architecture; Ceramics: artworks; Ceramics & glass technology; Pottery, ceramics & glass crafts

Series: New Ceramics

A complete guide to fantastic special effects glazes for studio potters.

From drippy and crackle to ash and lichen glazes, experienced ceramicist Linda Bloomfield guides you through the world of special effect glazes. Beautifully illustrated with pieces from both emerging and established potters that showcase stunning copper oxide-blues, metallic bronzes and manganese-pink crystal glazes, Special Effect Glazes is packed full of recipes to try out: from functional oilspot glazes using iron oxide, to explosive lava glazes.

In this informative handbook discover how you can create these fantastic effects and learn the basic chemistry behind glazes in order to adjust and experiment with your unique pieces. Discussed are materials and stains, how to find them and how they affect the colour and texture of the glaze, alongside practical fixes to familiar glaze-making problems.

Special Effect Glazes is essential if you are interested in creating eye-catching glazes and wanting to develop your knowledge of glaze-making, or experiment with your own formulas to achieve the perfect finish.

By: Linda Bloomfield
Imprint: Herbert Press Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 248mm, Width: 184mm,
Weight: 494g
ISBN: 9781912217878
ISBN 10: 1912217872
Series: New Ceramics
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 04 August 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgements Introduction Section 1: Glaze Principles and Application 1. Understanding Glazes 2. Glaze Materials and Minerals 3. Colouring Glazes 4. Impurities and Variation In Materials 5. Stability and Durability 6. Creating and Testing Glazes 7. Glaze Mixing and Application 8. Firing 9. Glaze ‘Defects’ Section 2: Special Effect Glazes 10. Special Effects: The Chemistry 11. Crackle Glazes 12. Ash Glazes 13. Celadon and Copper Red Glazes 14. Drippy Glazes and Chun Glazes 15. Crystalline Glazes 16. Shrink and Crawl: Lichen Glazes 17. Volcanic, Lava or Crater Glazes 18. Spotted Glazes 19. Metallic Glazes 20. Layering Glazes Conclusion References Bibliography Appendices 1. Glaze Materials UK:US Materials Substitutions 2. Orton Cone Temperatures 3. Ceramic Materials, Chemical Formula and Molecular Weight 4. Limits for Stable Glazes 5. Periodic Table of Elements 6. Materials Analysis for UK Frits, Clays and Feldspars 7. Materials Analysis for US Frits, Clays and Feldspars Suppliers Laboratories for Leach Testing of Glazes Health and Safety Index

Linda Bloomfield has been involved with pottery since 1973, although her career path led her to train as a materials scientist; she holds a PhD in Materials Science from Warwick University. After stints as a visiting scholar at MIT in Boston and as a researcher in Japan and the UK, she set up her current studio in London in 2001. Since 2003 she has been selling through galleries and shops across the UK and internationally, and her tableware is used in several high-end restaurants. She currently lives in London and is a frequent contributor to Ceramic Review. Linda's previous books include New Ceramics: Colour in Glazes, The Handbook of Glaze Recipes, and Contemporary Tableware.

Reviews for Special Effect Glazes (New Ceramics)

Right up there with the best of them ... Linda should be congratulated * London Potters * The knowledge of glazes is an evolutionary process ... Special Effect Glazes makes a valuable and desirable contribution to this lineage of knowledge ... I encourage you to embrace this delightful publication. -- Kevin Boyd * The Journal of Australian Ceramics * ... there is a ton of information and a variety of recipes in this book [...] there are many useful clues and ideas of how to test and push the glazes in a direction that works for your studio. * The Studio Manager *