Blending history with practical how-to information, this book opens with a brief history of glass and includes chapters on the properties of glass, glass forming with a furnace, lampworking, glass forming with a kiln, surface decoration, and more.
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Gorgeous!,
By "jillsjoy" (St. Louis, MO United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Glass: An Artist's Medium (Hardcover)
Kohler's book is a beautiful compilation of hot glass techniques. Beginning with a brief history of this centuries-old craft, she then discusses various methods of forming hot glass, presenting them first with an artist's appreciation, and then with simple explanations/directions to imitate the featured technique. The book is richly illustrated and inspiring--I found myself marking several pages with technique I wanted to try. The book is a bargain at this price--it's hard cover, beautifully illustrated in full color, and thick enough to keep you coming back for more.
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I found this book to be inspiring and informative.,
This review is from: Glass: An Artist's Medium (Hardcover)
As an artist working in glass, I found this book to be inspiring and informative. The inclusion of many different artists work expressed the diversity of the medium. It also demonstrates how one particular technique can be used to achieve many different expressions. The technical "recipes," offered in this book are fantastic. They enable one to take an artistic idea, and turn it into reality, with limited experimentation. Sharing this technical information is a brave thing. Thank-You Lucartha Kohler!!!!
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By Theseus "theseus" (US of A) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Glass: An Artist's Medium (Hardcover)
Handsome book from Krause Publications. Hardback with dustjacket; sewn binding. 239 pp on glossy stock. 2.5 pounds.Color and b&w illustrations on just about every page: mostly photos of pieces, of processes, of equipment. Couple of technical drawings. Indices, glossary, bibliography, list of sources. Appendices on molds, kilns, annealing, and health hazards. TABLE OF CONTENTS HIGHLIGHTS History: The First 5,000 Years Properties of Glass Glassforming With a Furnace Lampworking Glassforming with a Kiln Surface Decoration Cold Working A Material in the Service of Art
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frit casting, kiln casting, kiln wash, turn all switches, soft flux, pottery plaster, photo courtesy the artist, kiln shelf, annealing point, casting glass, mold material, annealing oven, glass casting, glass enamels, cire perdue, indicator dial, ceramic shell, element wire, hot glass, cast glass, soft glasses, base glass, mold cavity, annealing cycle, glass powders Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Lucartha Kohler, Dudley Giberson, Corning Museum of Glass, Marvin Lipofsky, Blue Poly, Roman Empire, Bonnie Biggs, Carolyn Rordam, Gene Koss, Larry Bell, New York, Newark Museum, United States, Wheaton Village, Art Nouveau, Carol Cohen, Dan Dailey, Douglas Ohm, Glass Lovers Weekend, Harmony's Realm of Light, Henry Halem, Mark Abildgaard, Mary Shaffer, New Kingdom, Barry Sautner New!
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frit casting, kiln casting, kiln wash, turn all switches, soft flux, pottery plaster, photo courtesy the artist, kiln shelf, annealing point, casting glass, mold material, annealing oven, glass casting, glass enamels, cire perdue, indicator dial, ceramic shell, element wire, hot glass, cast glass, soft glasses, base glass, mold cavity, annealing cycle, glass powders Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Lucartha Kohler, Dudley Giberson, Corning Museum of Glass, Marvin Lipofsky, Blue Poly, Roman Empire, Bonnie Biggs, Carolyn Rordam, Gene Koss, Larry Bell, New York, Newark Museum, United States, Wheaton Village, Art Nouveau, Carol Cohen, Dan Dailey, Douglas Ohm, Glass Lovers Weekend, Harmony's Realm of Light, Henry Halem, Mark Abildgaard, Mary Shaffer, New Kingdom, Barry Sautner New!
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- Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology (Kirk 5e Print Continuation Series) (Volume 4) by Kirk-Othmer on page 26, and Back Matter
- Gold Leaf Techniques by Kent H. Smith on page 120, and Back Matter
- Contemporary art glass by Ray Grover on page 18, and Back Matter
- Electroplating and Electroforming for Artists and Craftsmen by Jay H. Newman on page 108, and Back Matter
- On Divers Arts (Dover Art Instruction) by Theophilus on page 18, and Back Matter
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