Soda, clay and fire / by Gail Nichols.
A comprehensive detailed, artistic approach to the art and technique of soda firing in contemporary ceramics.
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| Language: | English |
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Westerville, OH :
American Ceramic Society,
[2006], ©2006.
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| Physical Description: | xi, 164 pages : illustrations, charts, color photographs ; 26 cm |
| Format: | Book |
Contents:
- 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.