Brian Bosworth on mon 8 apr 02
Hey folks,
I am a recent subscriber, although I have been
reading and learning from the clayart archive site.
What a great resource! I have been making pots for
about 10 years (4 of those in college as an art ed
major). The last 6 teaching myself, and exhibiting.
I am a high school teacher and amateur potter. I
have and do mix my own glazes. Although, I do own the
Hopper 'Clay and Glazes' book I must admit that I am
still baffled by the process of developing glazes.
That is to say, I can mix them but I do not know how
to begin developing my own to suit my needs. I am
interested in roughly cone 6 glazes. Functional and
other more textural and colorful types.
I was hoping that someone could turn me on to a
rather simplified book about this topic; one that
might help me to start getting my head around this
glaze composition process.
Brian
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Marjorie on tue 9 apr 02
Brian - you will no doubt receive many book recommendations. I would like
to suggest that you spend time exploring/reading www.digitalfire.com , they
offer a book of their own and links to many more that will get you started
on this journey. MarjB
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Bosworth"
To:
Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 9:26 PM
Subject: simple glaze tutorial
> Hey folks,
>
> I am a recent subscriber, although I have been
> reading and learning from the clayart archive site.
> What a great resource! I have been making pots for
> about 10 years (4 of those in college as an art ed
> major). The last 6 teaching myself, and exhibiting.
> I am a high school teacher and amateur potter. I
> have and do mix my own glazes. Although, I do own the
> Hopper 'Clay and Glazes' book I must admit that I am
> still baffled by the process of developing glazes.
> That is to say, I can mix them but I do not know how
> to begin developing my own to suit my needs. I am
> interested in roughly cone 6 glazes. Functional and
> other more textural and colorful types.
> I was hoping that someone could turn me on to a
> rather simplified book about this topic; one that
> might help me to start getting my head around this
> glaze composition process.
> Brian
>
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> Brian Bosworth
>
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Craig Martell on tue 9 apr 02
Brian wanted to know:
> I was hoping that someone could turn me on to a
>rather simplified book about this topic; one that
>might help me to start getting my head around this
>glaze composition process.
Hello Brian:
Understanding and using glazes is a rather complicated affair so there
really isn't a "simplified" approach. I would suggest "Mastering Cone 6
Glazes" by Ron Roy and John Hesselberth. If you would like to make some
forays into making your own glazes, Ian Currie's "Revealing Glazes, Using
the Grid Method" will help you immensely. A must have for references to
materials and making work in general is, "The Potter's Dictionary of
Materials and Techniques" by Frank and Janet Hamer.
regards, Craig Martell in Oregon
Marianne Lombardo on tue 9 apr 02
Two recent publications are good.
Glazes Cone 6 by Michael Bailey is very easy to understand. It has a lot of
colorful glazes in it. They are not tested for food safety and some of them
are clearly not food safe but would be nice on decorative ware. I like the
book myself, very much.
Mastering Cone 6 Glazes by John Hesselberth and Ron Roy is also fairly easy
to understand, but does get a little more complex. This book has some lovely
glazes that have been tested for safety. The book gets into the issues of
safe glazes in depth. I like this book too, very much.
Marianne Lombardo
Omemee, Ontario, Canada
> I am a high school teacher and amateur potter. I
> I was hoping that someone could turn me on to a
> rather simplified book about this topic; one that
> might help me to start getting my head around this
> glaze composition process.
Mert & Holly Kilpatrick on tue 9 apr 02
In addition to digitalfire.com, you might try Lawrence Ewing's online
tutorial:
http://www.matrix2000.co.nz/GlazeTeach/Index.htm
and Mastering Cone 6 Glazes (a book)
http://www.masteringglazes.com/
and Revealing Glazes (book)
http://ian.currie.to/index.html
All are excellent.
Holly
"Brian Bosworth wrote:
> > I was hoping that someone could turn me on to a
> > rather simplified book about this topic;
Kelly Goodman on wed 10 apr 02
Check out www.matrix2000.co.nz They have a great tutorial as well as a
software program. Also check out Tony Hanson's site at digitalfire.com for
the Insight glaze software program and Magic of Fire book.
KG
Lawrence Ewing on wed 10 apr 02
Hi Brian,
You may find the on-line tutorial GlazeTeach useful. This is an interactive
instructional package designed to introduce glaze chemistry principles to
those tackling it for the first time. It gets progressivly more intensive so
also is of value for those who already understand the basics.
You can get to the GlazeTeach tutorial from the Matrix 2000 web site:
http://www.Matrix2000.co.nz
Cheers,
Lawrence
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Bosworth"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 1:26 PM
Subject: simple glaze tutorial
> Hey folks,
>
> I am a recent subscriber, although I have been
> reading and learning from the clayart archive site.
> What a great resource! I have been making pots for
> about 10 years (4 of those in college as an art ed
> major). The last 6 teaching myself, and exhibiting.
> I am a high school teacher and amateur potter. I
> have and do mix my own glazes. Although, I do own the
> Hopper 'Clay and Glazes' book I must admit that I am
> still baffled by the process of developing glazes.
> That is to say, I can mix them but I do not know how
> to begin developing my own to suit my needs. I am
> interested in roughly cone 6 glazes. Functional and
> other more textural and colorful types.
> I was hoping that someone could turn me on to a
> rather simplified book about this topic; one that
> might help me to start getting my head around this
> glaze composition process.
> Brian
>
> =====
> Brian Bosworth
>
> __________________________________________________
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> Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax
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>
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David Hewitt on wed 10 apr 02
I would recommend 'Glazes - Cone 6' by Michael Bailey.
ISBN 0-7136-5115-6
David
In message , Brian Bosworth writes
>Hey folks,
>
> I am a recent subscriber, although I have been
>reading and learning from the clayart archive site.
>What a great resource! I have been making pots for
>about 10 years (4 of those in college as an art ed
>major). The last 6 teaching myself, and exhibiting.
> I am a high school teacher and amateur potter. I
>have and do mix my own glazes. Although, I do own the
>Hopper 'Clay and Glazes' book I must admit that I am
>still baffled by the process of developing glazes.
> That is to say, I can mix them but I do not know how
>to begin developing my own to suit my needs. I am
>interested in roughly cone 6 glazes. Functional and
>other more textural and colorful types.
> I was hoping that someone could turn me on to a
>rather simplified book about this topic; one that
>might help me to start getting my head around this
>glaze composition process.
> Brian
>
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>Brian Bosworth
>
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Ian Currie on wed 10 apr 02
Hi Brian
Please excuse me if I push my own barrow here... I am currently touring the
US teaching just what you are asking. Perhaps you might be able to get to
one of my remaining workshops... in Utica NY, Greensboro NC, Greenbelt MD,
Hot Springs Arkansas, and Phoenix Arizona. Let me know if you are
interested and need a workshop contact... I would post the itinerary but my
internet connection is playing up and I don't know if even this will get
through. If it does I will post the remaining itinerary later.
Also you might be interested in my book that outlines my method; it focuses
on discovering glazes with a systematised experiment that inevitable reveals
glaze principles. My recipe based grid method allows you to delve deep into
glaze theory without needing to use Seger formula or any chemical
calculations. The book is "Revealing Glazes - Using the Grid Method". You
can buy it by credit card at my website:
http://ian.currie.to/
It will take about a week Airmail from Australia
Or you can purchase one directly from me if you get along to the workshop.
Good luck
Ian
> From: Brian Bosworth
> Reply-To: Ceramic Arts Discussion List
> Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2002 18:26:56 -0700
> To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
> Subject: simple glaze tutorial
>
> Hey folks,
>
> I am a recent subscriber, although I have been
> reading and learning from the clayart archive site.
> What a great resource! I have been making pots for
> about 10 years (4 of those in college as an art ed
> major). The last 6 teaching myself, and exhibiting.
> I am a high school teacher and amateur potter. I
> have and do mix my own glazes. Although, I do own the
> Hopper 'Clay and Glazes' book I must admit that I am
> still baffled by the process of developing glazes.
> That is to say, I can mix them but I do not know how
> to begin developing my own to suit my needs. I am
> interested in roughly cone 6 glazes. Functional and
> other more textural and colorful types.
> I was hoping that someone could turn me on to a
> rather simplified book about this topic; one that
> might help me to start getting my head around this
> glaze composition process.
> Brian
>
> =====
> Brian Bosworth
>
> __________________________________________________
> Do You Yahoo!?
> Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax
> http://taxes.yahoo.com/
>
> ______________________________________________________________________________
> Send postings to clayart@lsv.ceramics.org
>
> You may look at the archives for the list or change your subscription
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>
> Moderator of the list is Mel Jacobson who may be reached at
> melpots@pclink.com.
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