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Hahn, Bill on wed 14 may 03


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Learn the art of crystalline glazing
Comprehensive guide offers instructions for creating 55 stunning glazes

Iola, Wis.--May 14, 2003--Potters now have a comprehensive guide =
explaining the often misunderstood art of crystalline glazing. "The Art =
of Crystalline Glazing: Basic Techniques" by Jon and LeRoy Price offers =
complete directions on how crystalline glazes are compounded, applied =
and fired. Fifty-five recipes and firing schedules are included, as =
well as suitable clay bodies, health and safety issues, equipment, =
troubleshooting and advanced techniques.

Published by Krause Publications, this guide provides the essential =
information a novice needs to make and fire the zinc crystalline glaze. =
Experienced potters will find extensive technical information and =
techniques to enhance their expertise. Twenty-two how-to exercises =
cover every step of glaze production, including forming test shapes, =
mixing glazes, applying glaze, test firing, kiln basics, coloring zinc =
glazes and reducing or increasing the number and size of crystals as =
well as crazing. Jon and LeRoy write, "Crystalline glazes have been =
shrouded in mystery and misinformation for far too long. We strip away =
all that and show you how easy it is to master these glazes."

Jon is a third generation potter and has been working with crystalline =
glazing since 1989. His father, LeRoy, teaches at the University of =
California-Irvine, and has been involved in ceramics for more than 35 =
years. Specializing in glaze development, LeRoy has more than 10,000 =
catalogued test tiles of crystalline glazes.

"The Art of Crystalline Glazing: Basic Techniques" can be purchased from =
major bookstores (ISBN 0-87349-603-5) or directly from the publisher, =
Krause Publications, Book Department PR03, PO Box 5009, Iola, WI =
54945-5009, for $29.99 plus $4 shipping of the first book and $2.25 for =
each additional book. Residents of the following states please add =
appropriate sales tax: Calif., Iowa, Ill., Kan., N.J., Pa., S.D., Tenn. =
and Wis. Non-U.S. addresses pay $20.95 shipping for the first book and =
$5.95 for each additional book. Contact Krause Publications at (800) =
258-0929, or visit online at www.krausebooks.com. A companion video to =
16 of the exercises is available from the authors at PO Box 1964, Laguna =
Beach, CA 92651.

BOOK AT A GLANCE
Title: "The Art of Crystalline Glazing: Basic Techniques" Authors: Jon =
& LeRoy Price Publisher: Krause Publications Description: offers =
complete directions on how crystalline glazes are compounded, applied =
and fired Pages: 160 Photos: 250 color Cover: Paperback Size: 8 1/4 =
x 10 7/8 inches Price: $29.99 ISBN: 0-87349-603-5 To Order: Contact =
Krause Publications, PR03, PO Box 5009, Iola, WI 54945-5009 or (800) =
258-0929 or www.krausebooks.com.
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Ababi on thu 15 may 03


I read this book now, in my slow in English reading in between the other things I do in
my studio.
It is a good book but not sure it is the ultimate one.
When I found some^6 recipes some years ago in Lana Wilson's book, I understood
that I had to read before touching this glaze. I bought Crystalline Glazes by Diane
Creber. The book gave me the tools to start.
Fara Shimbo's E book on the other hand gives me a lot of confidence. The way Fara
writes it makes you feels she knows only a bit more than you. The third book as I have
said is under my reading now. I wish the writers would contribute more to this
respected list. I have a lot of questions I want to ask in this opened forum.
Ababi Sharon
Glaze addict
Kibbutz Shoval Israel
localpotter@walla.co.il
http://members4.clubphoto.com/ababi306910/
http://www.milkywayceramics.com/cgallery/asharon.htm
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>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

>Contact: Bill Hahn, 888-457-2873, ext. 209, hahnb@krause.com
>Send tear sheets with any coverage
>Download a color cover:
ftp://ftp.krause.com/Outbound/BookCovers/spring_03_jpg/CRYGL.jpg