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.o . ,~° D J D 0 o • • • ° °/ ~p "m s i°e ° e -4" v P # ,I °o B* • t WF, STWqlDqDID CEI AMIC, SlIIDIDILY COMIDA Y IDn-i tluuees Vau-ie/ies iJf tonne ,;nn-e Clays!* So when you come to us for clay, be ready with the specifics! We can supply you with a clay which will suit your most exacting needs. WESTWOOD CERAMIC SUPPLY CO. 14400 LOMITAS AVE.. CITY OF INDUSTRY. CALIF. 91"744 THROWING ON THE Decorating POTTER'S Throwing Potter's Pottery on the Wheel with Clay, NH£F'L Potter's Projects Slip & Glaze Wheel edited by by Thomas Sellers Thomas Sellers by F. Carlton Ball This beautifully illustrated book ex- A complete manual on how to use The projects in this handbook pro- the potter's wheel. Covers all basic vide step-by-step instruction on a plores many easy methods of deco- rating pottery with clay, slip and steps from wedging clay to making wide variety of special throwing specific shapes. Clearly describes techniques, with each project demon- glaze. Those who lack skill and confidence in drawing and painting every detail using step-by-step photo strated by an accomplished crafts- technique. Includes section on selec- man. Bells, bird houses and feeders, will find special pleasure in discov- ering the easily executed decorating tion of the proper wheel and acces- musical instruments, teapots, and a text in many you'll techniques devised by this master sory tools. Used as animals are just a few items colleges and schools. 80 pages $4.00 find presented. 64 pages $2.00 craftsman. 64 pages $3.00 Ceramic Copper Underglaze Enameling Projects Decoration edited by by Jo Rebert Thomas Sellers by Marc Bellaire and Jean O'Hara An outstanding selection of projects This complete handbook has all the Recognized as the best in basic in- for the classroom, home and studio. answers on materials, tools and tech- struction, this elaborate handbook Each project introduces a different niques. You'll like the startling vari- has over 200 photographs. 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GLAZE MONTHLY PROJECTS Volume 20, Number 2 February 1972 Letters to the Editor ................................ 7 A FORMULARY Suggestions from Our Readers ....................... 9 OF LEADLESS GLAZES Itinerary ............................................ 11 Strawberry Fields Pottery by Joseph Sanders .......... 15 BY Throwing and Using the Hollow Ring by Lukman Glasgow ............................ 18 RICHARD Some Glaze Faults and Their Correction, Part 2 by Richard Behrens ............................. 22 BEHRENS Master Craftsmen Exhibition ......................... 24 Potters everywhere will be pleased to hear that the Richard Behrens handbook on glaze formulation is now available. This Putting Bubbles in Glass by Harriette Anderson ........ 28 new CM handbook is much more than a collection of glaze recipes . the projects include a commentary on raw materials, CeramActivities ..................................... 33 suggestions as to possible uses for the recipes, and interesting background information. who like to experiment in glaze making, this handbook Answers to Questions ................................ 35 For those will be invaluable. GLAZE PROJECTS is e very readable text, and the informal treatment of the subject matter is an aid to New Books ......................................... 42 understanding more about the nature of glazes and glaze making. This exciting new handbook was compiled using a selection of Index to Advertisers .................................. 42 articles by Mr. Behrens that appeared in Ceramics Monthly and a group of projects the author prepared specifically for this book. Included is a unique glossary of materials which the potter will On Our Cover find to be on excellent reference source. The first book of its kind, GLAZE PROJECTS provides an author- Our cover photograph shows a close-up view of Pat Oakley's itative and convenient source of information for the potter on coil-constructed planter, pictured on page 17. Joseph Sanders' the formulation and application of a variety of landless glazes feature story on Pat and Sid Oakley, describing their "dream" in all firing ranges. Price: only $3 a copy. location, Strawberry Fields, starts on page 15 of this issue. USE THE COUPON Editor: THOMAS SFA.LERS BELOW TO ORDER Assistant Editor: Fvagcss SAW-Z~R Art Director: ROBERT L. CREAOFAi YOUR COPY OF Circulation Manager: MARY RUSHLEY Advertising Manager: CONNZE BSLCHER GLAZE PROJECTS Publisher: SPENCER L. DAVIS per copy Advisers and Special Contributors: F. Carlton Ball, Richard only $3.00 Behrens, Kathe Berl, Edris Eckhardt, Zena Hoist, John Kenny, Karl Martz, Ken Smith, Helen Worrall, Don Wood. F I N N U m m m m m Western Advertising Representative: Joseph Mervish Associates, CERAMICS MONTHLY Book Department I 4721 Laurel Canyon, Suite 211, North Hollywood, California 91607. Telephone: TR 7-7556, Area Code 213. Please send me __ _ copies of GLAZE PROJECTS by Copyright 1972 Professional Publications, Inc. Richard Behrens ~ $3.00 Ceramics Monthly February 1972, Vol. 20 -- No. 2. Published monthly except July and August by Professlonal Publications, Inc. -- S. L. Davis, Pres., P. S. Emery, See.; at 1609 Northwest Blvd., Columbus, Ohio 43212. 1 1 Correspondence concerning subscriptions, renewals, and change of address should be addressed to the Circulation Department, Ceramics Monthly, Box 4548, Columbus, Ohio 43212. Second Class postage paid at Athens, Address Ohio, U.S.A. Subscriptions: One year $6; Two years $10; Three years $14. 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