Out of the Earth, into the Fire

Author: Mimi Obstler
Edition: 2nd
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 1574980785

Out of the Earth, into the Fire: A Course in Ceramic Materials for the Studio Potter

A Course in Ceramic Materials for the Studio Potter
Mimi Obstler's Out of the Earth, Into the Fire studies glazes by examining the connection between the ceramic raw materials and the surface of a ceramic form. Download Out of the Earth, into the Fire: A Course in Ceramic Materials for the Studio Potter from rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared. This book presents a twofold approach to the study of claybodies and glazes that is both empirical and historical in nature. It is empirical because it seeks to create and understand ceramic surfaces in terms of a hands-on experience with the primary minerals of our earth. It follows a historical approach in its focus on a single mineral as the core of the glaze or the claybody.
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