A comprehensive guide with recipes for making your own lustres and techniques for applying and firing them.
Introduction 1. Lustre: A Brief History 2. Pigment Lustres 3. Lustre Glazes 4. Resin Lustre 5. Fuming Bibliography Chemical Supplies Orton Cones Temperature Conversion Chart Analysis of Frits Used Index
Greg Daly is an Australian ceramic artist of international standing, with works held in over 70 galleries and museums worldwide, as well as 75 solo exhibitions to his name. He is a member of the International Academy of Ceramics in Geneva and a lecturer for the Ceramics Workshop at the Australian National University in Canberra. An acclaimed teacher, he has presented over 150 ceramics workshops and lectures around the world, and is also the author of Glazes and Glazing Techniques.
The enthusiasm for his personal alchemy and the excitement that
exploration generates is evident throughout Daly's book. His
extremely thorough approach to record keeping, with constant
attention to every detail, is an important example for anyone to
follow, if they hope to achieve repeatable effects in what is an
uncertain medium.
*Ceramic Review*
A useful specialist handbook for the potter who is particularly
fascinated with lustre and wants to create their own lustre
effects.
*London Potters News*
Lavishly illustrated in glorious colour, a feast for the eyes and a
temptation to have a go, or enter on a serious programme ... This
handbook will send you on an exciting path creating many types of
lustre effects.
*Shards: South Wales Potter Newsletter*
A fascinating read for anyone who wants to learn more about lustres
at any level ... This is an excellent guide to an intriguing area
of ceramics, rich in detail, photography and explanation. It is
sure to become a standard text on the subject.
*Dacorum & Chiltern Potter's Guild*
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