Soda, clay and fire / by Gail Nichols.

A comprehensive detailed, artistic approach to the art and technique of soda firing in contemporary ceramics.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nichols, Gail, Ph.D
Language:English
Published: Westerville, OH : American Ceramic Society, [2006], ©2006.
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Physical Description:xi, 164 pages : illustrations, charts, color photographs ; 26 cm
Format: Book

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505 0 |a Soda -- What is soda? -- How is soda introduced to a kiln? -- Differences between salt glaze and soda glaze -- Aesthetic applications -- Chris Staley -- Val Cushing -- John Chalke -- Ruthanne Tudball -- Val Nicholls -- Jeff Oestreich -- Brad Schwieger -- John Glick -- Victoria Christen -- And what about the environment? -- Clay -- Developing and working with slips -- Choosing a clay body -- Developing high alumina clay bodies -- Roles of clay body components in color development -- Fire -- Kiln design -- Refractories -- Wadding -- Liner glazes -- Firing strategies -- Bisque stage -- Bisque to stoneware (Cone 06-8/9) -- Soda introduction -- Soak -- Cool -- Monitoring the progress of the firing -- What is an oxygen probe and how does it work? -- Draw rings -- Kiln log -- How much soda? Fuels -- Interchanging salt and soda -- Health and safety -- Painting with fire -- Test kiln -- A strategy for firing experiments -- Project 1: Investigating the effects of a reducing atmosphere during stages of firing and cooling -- Project 2: Investigating the effects of lengthening the firing and cooling stages -- Developing a decorative palette -- Creative kiln loading: placing and wadding pots for decorative effects -- Post-firing treatment -- Using water vapor in the kiln atmosphere -- Creative cooling -- Beyond materials and process -- Quest for a new aesthetic -- Making processes -- Uncertainty and intuition -- where to next -- Appendix: Health and safety precautions. 
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