Japanese Wood Fired Ceramics Book

Japanese wood fired ceramics authors.

Japanese wood fired ceramics book.

This book covers everything about japanese style wood firing from a potter s perspective with extensive chapters and instruction on kiln construction loading firing and unloading the kiln wood firing effects and glaze and clay body formulations. There are numerous photos of different surface effects along with their japanese names. Kamazume firing the kiln. Welcome to the home page of kumano kurouemon a unique wood fire art potter who toils in isolation in the snow country on the back side of japan.

This ancient technique is a favorite among ceramic artists and instructors around the world and this superior resource offers artists valuable insight into this nearly 1 000 years old tradition. 63 books based on 30 votes. Japanese wood fired ceramics by marc lancet functional pottery. Masakazu kusakabe and marc lancet the methods materials and aesthetic appreciation of japanese wood firing are explained in great detail in this book.

Wood fire effects building the dancing fire wood kiln building the sasukenei smokeless kiln wood and clay applied glazes and slips for wood fire preparations before firing loading the kiln. Anagama wood fired pottery by susan kotulak fired in the okidoki anagama. Perhaps the best book on wood firing currently available. If you are interested in the more arcane aspects of japanese wood fired kiln effects this is your book.

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