Exploring Crystalline Glazes
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Prepare to be dazzled by this contemporary guide to the art of crystalline glazing.
Crystalline glazes are known for producing exciting works reminiscent of floating galaxies, frosty windows, rare gemstones and delicate flowers. Until recently, however, few potters worked with this elusive medium. Now, with new advancements in materials and digital processors, the method has become simplified and amazing results can be achieved without the problems usually associated with these glazes, such as excessive glaze run-off and unpredictable crystal growth.
In this book, Diane Creber explores the history of this process, beginning with the most suitable clays, the different types of crystalline glazes, how they can be grown under controlled conditions, and how different ingredients react with each other. Through a survey of several well-known crystalline glaze potters, she reveals their secrets and shows examples of their unique work.
From clay and glaze recipes to an in-depth look at firing aids and types of kilns, Exploring Crystalline Glazes has everything a potter needs to make their own glazes and create their own stunning works of art.
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Table of Contents
Natural crystals
The history of crystalline glazes
Growing crystals in a glaze
Types of crystalline glaze
Suitable clay for crystalline glazes
Forms, catch basins and test tiles
Ingredients in a crystalline glaze
Glazes
Aventurine glazes
Glazing
Kilns
Firing aids
Firing crystalline glazes in oxidation
Reduction-fired crystalline glazes
After the firing
Special effects
Attitudes and aesthetics
Photographing crystalline glazes
Marketing crystalline glazes
Featured potters
Acknowledgements
Product details
| Published | May 14 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 192 |
| ISBN | 9781789943948 |
| Imprint | Herbert Press |
| Illustrations | Over 150 colour illustrations throughout |
| Series | New Ceramics |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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