Exploring electric kiln techniques : a collection of articles from Ceramics Monthly

The electric kiln has made the experience of pottery accessible to people from all walks of life. For those who would like to better understand the art and science of pottery, this Ceramics Monthly Handbook shares the expertise of ceramic artists who have explored the possibilities and potential of electric kilns. These artists share their knowledge on a wide range of topics, including clay bodies, glazes, decorating, form, and more. This book is a must-read for anyone involved in creating ceramics with an electric kiln. It will provide inspiration for your creative journey and will help you discover the virtue and versatility of the electric kiln. Color images throughout. Introduction : power to the people -- -- 1. Functional pottery : a colorful story -- Transitions and transformations : from reduction to wood fire to cone 6 electric -- Geoffrey Wheeler Wood fire to cone 6 electric -- Geoffrey Wheeler Ray Bub's reassembled ring teapots -- Paul Park Glaze recipes from Ray Bub -- Shuji Ikeda -- James Irwin -- A dialogue with Lisa Orr -- Rafael Molina-Rodriguez -- 2. Sculptural work : the significance of the surface -- Deeply rooted -- Linda Ganstrom Suggestive symbols -- David Benge Mary Barringer's conversations -- Leigh Taylor Mickelson Keisuke Mizuno -- JoAnn Schnabel -- Rachel Marie-Crane Williams -- The totemic sculptures of Ted Vogel -- Kate Bonansinga -- A personal aesthetic -- Howard Koerth -- 3. The decorated surface : adding pattern and imagery -- -- The allure of slipware -- Irma Starr Washington Ledesma's parade of personalities -- Jani Gardner Marty Ray -- Marla Ziegler Never be afraid to play -- Elaine Alt Living tile -- Candy Resnick Thomas Orr's ceramic paintings -- Kate Bonansinga Sun Chao : a new way with crystals -- Tobie Meyer -- 4. Majolica : from the Renaissance to the space age -- Invisible gesture -- Paul Rozman Morgen Hall -- Steve Davis-Rosenbaum -- Nancy K. Foreman Contempo-Baroque Majolica, the art of Simona Alexandrov -- Louise Melton Another season, another palette -- Mary George Kronstadt -- 5. The building blocks of electric kiln pottery : clay and glaze formulation -- Low-fire redware bodies -- Jonathan Kaplan Red clays for mid-range oxidation -- David G. Wright Versatile cone 06-6 clays and engobes -- Gerald Rowan Porcelain slip glaze -- Joseph Godwin Layered cone 6 and cone 06 glazes -- Lana Wilson -- The fugitive blue chun -- Emman Okunna Awka oil-spot glaze -- Emman Okunna Electric kiln copper reds -- Robert S. Pearson -- and -- Beatrice I. Pearson More electric kiln copper reds -- Robert S. Pearson -- and -- Beatrice I. Pearson Cone 5 blue glazes -- Dwain Naragon Crystalline glazes : a precise method -- Bevan Norkin No more gerstley borate -- Jeff Zamek Substitutions for gerstley borate -- Jeff Zamek.