STVC on mon 26 feb 01
Clayart glazers,
I've not developed the glaze knowledge many/most of you have. If I put
anything at all on them, I've been just as likely to treat the surfaces of
my ceramic sculptures with acrylics or resins as with glaze. When you
produce very few large pieces, the choice to glaze will likely be subjected
to priorities weighted differently than for wares historically wedded to
glaze. Not coming from a pottery background, this is especially true for
me. For the sculptures I have glazed, I tested extensively/obsessively, and
still went forward with some fear.
I am back on the glaze track again, and am trying to decide on a glaze book.
I have a couple older ones--Rhodes and Chappell--and I know many of their
recipes are dated. I'm looking for the one excellent contemporary volume.
If you were to recommend the one best glaze book, what would it be? I am
chemistry literate, and would like a book that handles the technical side.
It would be good if studio and processing considerations were explored also.
Thanks!
Steven Van Cleave
Vista, CA
Khaimraj Seepersad on tue 27 feb 01
Greetings to All ,
Steve ,
I found this to be the most useful -
Ceramic Glazes - David C. Maynard [ 1980 ]
Borax Holdings Ltd.
London
Seen at the second hand book shops on the web.
Has all the recipes from 09 [ orton big cone ]
to over 1280 deg.c - actually has cone 16
The glazes are in the Oxide form , so with your Chemistry
you should easily be able to match to raw materials.
Leadless glazes from high to low .
A gem of a small book , packed full of information .
Hope this helps .
Khaimraj [ on an Island but well peopled ]
-----Original Message-----
From: STVC
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Date: 27 February 2001 5:02
Subject: Your One, "stuck on a desert island", Glaze Book Recommendation
>Clayart glazers,
>
>I've not developed the glaze knowledge many/most of you have. If I put
>anything at all on them, I've been just as likely to treat the surfaces of
>my ceramic sculptures with acrylics or resins as with glaze. When you
>produce very few large pieces, the choice to glaze will likely be subjected
>to priorities weighted differently than for wares historically wedded to
>glaze. Not coming from a pottery background, this is especially true for
>me. For the sculptures I have glazed, I tested extensively/obsessively,
and
>still went forward with some fear.
>
>I am back on the glaze track again, and am trying to decide on a glaze
book.
>I have a couple older ones--Rhodes and Chappell--and I know many of their
>recipes are dated. I'm looking for the one excellent contemporary volume.
>If you were to recommend the one best glaze book, what would it be? I am
>chemistry literate, and would like a book that handles the technical side.
>It would be good if studio and processing considerations were explored
also.
>
>Thanks!
>
>Steven Van Cleave
>Vista, CA
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