Surface Decoration for Low-Fire Ceramics: Underglazes & Glazes, Maiolica, Slip Trailing, Grafitto, Terra-Sigillatta, Photo Decal, Overglaze Enamels (Lark Ceramics Book) [Hardcover]

Lynn Peters (Author)

Book Description

Series: Lark Ceramics Book | Publication Date: April 1999

A step-by-step illustrated guide to glazing and embellishing ceramics at low temperatures. Designed for both novice potters and experienced ceramicists, the projects include a wide range of decorative techniques, including underglazes and glazes, maiolica, slip trailing, grafitto, terra-sigillatta, photo decals and overglaze enamels.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: Lark Books (NC) (April 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1579900895
• ISBN-13: 978-1579900892
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,237,521 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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63 of 67 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best resource for learning low-fire clay decoration, June 14, 2000

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Angel Lee "Liocorno Amethyst Moonstone" (Cleveland, OH United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Surface Decoration for Low-Fire Ceramics: Underglazes & Glazes, Maiolica, Slip Trailing, Grafitto, Terra-Sigillatta, Photo Decal, Overglaze Enamels (Lark Ceramics Book) (Hardcover)

This is absolutely the best resource for learning low-fire clay decoration. The book is in full-color & is packed beautiful example pieces. The author covers everything you need to know in an easy to understand manner. Surface decoration techniques include slips, terra sigillata, underglazes, glazes, maiolica, china paints, decals, & lusters. Formulas for some of these are included by volume & percentage. Seven step-by-step projects that demonstrate use of slips, sgraffito, cutouts, decals, underglazes & maiolica help you to apply what you have learned. A glossary, cone-firing range chart, & resource list are a great bonus. Numerous examples of each style are given in individual galleries throughout the book. I found them all an inspiration. Captions for each piece give information on the artist, clay type, technique & cone.

39 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A high-fired endorsement of this low-fire instructional., June 6, 1999

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This review is from: Surface Decoration for Low-Fire Ceramics: Underglazes & Glazes, Maiolica, Slip Trailing, Grafitto, Terra-Sigillatta, Photo Decal, Overglaze Enamels (Lark Ceramics Book) (Hardcover)

As a ceramics instructor at a small art school, I am constantly searching for a suitable text for my students, even going so far as to consider authoring one myself! Fortunately, the world has been spared my awkward diction, and has been blessed with this wonderful instructional text by Lynn Peters. I have been an admirer of Peters' work for some time now, and was delighted to see that she had documented her pursuits. The anecdotal theme of the text even had me reading for its literary quality alone! The photos are wonderful, and provide fantastic insight into the actual process of creating ceramic art. I highly recommend this tome to all instructors and students, and will continue to do so until Peters blesses us with my desired sequel! Kudos!

26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely the most valuable and honest book on low-fire, March 27, 1999

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Tina Miller "[e-mail]" (Plano, Texas USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Surface Decoration for Low-Fire Ceramics: Underglazes & Glazes, Maiolica, Slip Trailing, Grafitto, Terra-Sigillatta, Photo Decal, Overglaze Enamels (Lark Ceramics Book) (Hardcover)

I stumbled on this book when I heard a sales clerk call it "brand new." As a student of maiolica, I read anything that I can find. Lynn Peters has written a book that surpasses any other on low-fire ceramics. As a college professor (ceramics), she instructs with perfect explanations, including discussions of the pros and cons of materials, both old and new, and she inspires with great photographs. I was spellbound as I read it from cover to cover all night. The greatest asset of this book is this: under each photograph of the ceramic art is a list of the clay, the techniques, and the firing cone. All the guess work is eliminated. This is rare in an industry that is finally (!) changing to the artists' advantage. Almost always Lark Books selects excellent work for publication, and this book shows pure class.