Ceramics Handbook: Lustre by Greg Daly

Lustreware, once associated with alchemy for its golden effects, may no longer be a guarded secret of potters and tillers, but the technique still intimidates many artists. Lustre takes on many appearances, from a warm coppery glow to a spectacular prismatic finish. Greg Daly’s encouraging and practical book gives intermediate to advanced ceramic makers and ceramic teachers the knowledge to produce an amazing variety of metallic finishes. This one-of-a-kind guide puts the magic of lustre within reach.

This book aims to explain and simplify the process of creating various types of lustre. The book covers recipes for lustre and techniques for applying and firing, as well as showing you the results of the author’s extensive testing.

Table of Contents

1. Lustre: A Brief History
2. Pigment Lustres
3. Lustre Glazes
4. Resin Lustre
5. Fuming

Bibliography
Chemical Supplies
Orton Cones
Temperature Conversion Chart
Analysis of Frits Used

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing, July 2018
Imprint: Herbert Press
ISBN: 9781912217656
144 pages
Paperback
234 x 157 mm
110 colour images

Other titles in this series:
Dry Glazes by Jeremy Jernegen
Slipcasting by Sasha Wardell
Low-firing and burnishing by Sumi von Dassow
Slab Techniques by by Ian Marsh & Jim Robison