Alternative Kilns & Firing Techniques Raku * Saggar * Pit * Barrel

by Watkins, James C.; Wandless, Paul Andrew

• ISBN13: 9781579904555
• ISBN10: 1579904556
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-05-01
• Publisher: Lark Books

Summary

Ceramicists searching for new ways to fire their creations now have a wealth of options. Authors James Watkins and Paul Wandless, along with a group of distinguished artisans, demonstrate in detail how to build low-cost, low-tech, yet high-quality kilns. These clever devices make it possible to produce rich surface effects from alternative reduction firing techniques. In addition to showing the basic procedures for using each kiln, easy-to-follow directions for many fast-fire methods unfold in color photographs: you'll see how to achieve terra sigillata surfaces with direct chemical application, and how to do traditional crackle-glaze raku and smoke finishes.

Table of Contents

Out of the Kiln, Into the Fire	6	(10)
A Fellowship In Clay	10	(2)
Raku	12	(42)
Origins and Modern Practice	13	(2)
Building a Raku Kiln	15	(10)
Basic Raku Firing	25	(5)
Alternative Raku Reduction Techniques	30	(24)
Amber-Tinted Ferric Chloride Reduction	30	(4)
High-Contrast Horsehair Reduction	34	(2)
Rust-Red Reduction	36	(2)
Terra Sigillata Reduction	38	(2)
Gunmetal Black Reduction	40	(2)
Copper Matte-Alcohol Reduction	42	(4)
Iridescent Luster Fuming	46	(3)
Low-Fire Salt Fuming	49	(5)
Saggar	54	(14)
Silver-Black Terra Sigillata with Masked Resist	56	(3)
Multi-Colored Surfaces	59	(3)
Aluminum Foil Saggar	62	(3)
Iridescent Luster Fuming in a Clay Saggar	65	(3)
Pit	68	(8)
Barrel	76	(14)
Terra Sigillata and Barrel Firing	78	(7)
Downdraft Stovepipe Barrel Kiln	85	(5)
Gallery	90	(26)
Acknowledgments	116	(2)
Glazes, Slips, and Colorants	118	(2)
Glossary	120	(2)
Orton Cone Chart	122	(2)
About the Contributors	124	(1)
About the Authors	125	(1)
Gallery Contributors	126	(1)
Index	127