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Author: Jane Davies
Creator: John Polak
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars

4 reviews
Sales Rank: 192794

Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 112
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 9.9 x 8.2 x 0.4

ISBN: 082302119X
Dewey Decimal Number: 738.12
EAN: 9780823021192

Publication Date: May 1, 2004
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A Great Book For Contemporary Studio March 7, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This is so far the best and most looked at book in my contemporary ceramics studio. It has been used many times by my customers who are looking for inspiration, patterns and techniques. There is an area that shows how the pottery is dipped in glaze and placed in the kiln....so it's really helpful to show cutomers what happens to their piece once they've left it in the studio.
It's easy to read and great for all ages.

5 out of 5 stars

Beautiful July 10, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

I am fairly new to ceramics and this book was a wonderful read. It explained had a lot of information regarding glazes and different techniques to using glazes. There were a lot of great pictures in the book to that gave me some good ideas for some of things that would be fun to make.

5 out of 5 stars

Useful book, well presented! January 24, 2005
11 out of 11 found this review helpful

As an art teacher, I'm often looking for books that will benefit (inspire) my students. I highly recommend "A Glaze of Color" for artists, students and hobbyists who want a clear, step by step guide to the techniques used in hand-painted ceramics. This book is well written and has wonderful illustrations. I think that it is equally useful to those studing painting as well.

5 out of 5 stars

Jaded but inspired October 16, 2004
27 out of 27 found this review helpful

Over the past couple of decades I have edited art instruction books too numerous to count, including this one. I've been indifferent about many I've worked on that've found success anyway and enthusiastic about others that haven't necessarily found favor in the marketplace. So my personal preferences certainly haven't made me an authority about public reception or perception (or sales figures).

I don't give praise lightly. But when I edit something that offers me truly useful and valuable information, that really makes me want to revisit my old practicing-artist self, I can't help but express my enthusiasm. And A Glaze of Color made me enthusiastic. It really inspired me to take up the craft of painting again, to just indulge myself in working with color again, no matter what the medium.

So, discount my positive prejudice here if you must, but next time you're in a book store searching for some kind of artistic inspiration, for yourself or for your kids or for anyone, please look for Jane Davies's book A Glaze of Color, even just to thumb through it.

(Hey, I'm a freelancer, so have no stake in encouraging profits for the publisher, author, or, least of all, myself.)

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