The Complete Guide to Low-Fire Glazes for Potters and Sculptors: Techniques, Recipes, and Inspiration for Low-Temperature Firing with Big Results

Ben has created a wonderful introduction to low-fire ceramics. This book has everything you need: glaze recipes, explanation of commons issues, and beautiful images of work from low-fire artists. It’s inspiring, and a must-have for any potter.

If you’re a potter or sculptor, you’ll love this book! Ben Carter explores the world of low-fire glazes and challenges the notion that serious artists stick to high temperatures. His deep knowledge of the medium and its history, paired with stunning photography, highlights how striking low-fire pieces can be.The insights into the benefits of low-fire glazes are super helpful, and the troubleshooting tips make this a fantastic resource for anyone looking to up their skills right away or to keep handy in your pottery book collection. With easy-to-follow recipes, it’s ideal for both beginners and experienced artists eager to explore new creative possibilities.

Well written and lovely presentaion. i'm new to ceramics and found the book inspiring and somewhat informative. It is laid out very nicely with beautiful full color pictures. It is written well and easy to understand. Some of the info wasn't really new to me, but it does offer some techniques i am not familiar with. Overall it's a nice book, well put together and full of enjoyable images.

Very well laid out. Easy to understand. This is the book you will want to add sticky notes to and dog-ear the pages!

This book has a lot of great information on glazes and different glazing techniques. There are lots of really nice pictures showing what the different glazes and processes can produce. There's also a section talking about how to troubleshoot what may have gone wrong with your glaze and what to do to try to fix it. It's very instructional for how to set up your own glaze lab and how to do a scientific method for seeing how different glazes are going to interact with different types of pottery. It's an easy book to read, and it has lots of great recipes for glazes and instructions on how to apply those glazes to your pottery. If you are new to pottery, or just looking for more ways of making your pottery your sculptures stand out with glazes then this is a great resource to have on your shelf.