One of a series conceived as an introduction to various topics and techniques relating to the use of clay, this text on impressed and incised ceramics is aimed at the student or the practised potter who is experimenting in a new area.

Impressed and Incised Ceramics (Ceramics Handbooks)

Minogue, Coll

A&C Black

There has been a dramatic increase in the number of potters firing with wood, particularly within the last generation. Wood firing is the process in which wood is used as fuel to fire pottery kilns that have been specifically designed for this purpose. In an age when technology has produced kilns capable of attaining high temperatures in a matter of hours, it is perhaps remarkable that many potters choose to build and fire kilns that are labor intensive and require constant attention throughout the entire period of the firing, which may last several days.
For the wood-firers of today, the process represents an entire aesthetic, involving personal choices of both materials and techniques. Some seek the quiet touch of the flame accentuating a glazed surface or giving subtle ash effects on unglazed surfaces. Others combine wood firing and salt or soda glazing to achieve satisfying effects. Yet others want their work simply to look wood-fired, bearing evidence of the long intensity of fire. What wood-firers all have in common is an attraction to the active and creative process of wood firing.
In Wood-fired Ceramics, Coll Minogue and Robert Sanderson briefly describe the development of the main types of wood-fired kilns used by today's potters. They then present the aesthetic aims, working practices, and kilns of an international group of artists. Clay, glaze, and slip recipes, kiln firing logs, and kiln plans are also included. Work by over sixty artists illustrates the text, and represents of the diversity of styles in contemporary wood-fired ceramics.

Wood-fired Ceramics: Contemporary Practices

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Sanderson, Robert

Crafts & Hobbies

University of Pennsylvania Press

Impressing and incising have been used as methods of decoration by potters throughout history. Today, these same techniques continue to be used by potters and ceramic artists worldwide, in creative and innovative ways. In this book, Coll Minogue describes the working methods of several of these ceramicists. The range of international work illustrated - including contemporary, historic and pre historic pieces - is indicative of the verstility of impressing and incising and demonstrates the scope for personal expression which is possible using these techniques.

Impressed & Incised Ceramics

Gentle Breeze Pub Co

The slab-building technique for creating ceramics has been around for centuries and remains a popular construction method for artists today. The basic aspects and astounding versatility of slab-building is unveiled in this lushly illustrated survey. The working methods of 16 international ceramists are covered in detail and accompanied by images of their sculptures and vessels as well as hints on making the most of the slab-built technique. A gallery of pieces from 14 other contemporary artists is also provided as well as photographs and studies of several historical slab-built pieces.

Slab-built Ceramics

The Crowood Press

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Impressed and Incised Ceramics (Ceramics Handbooks)

Wood-fired Ceramics: Contemporary Practices

Impressed & Incised Ceramics

Slab-built Ceramics