Linda Bloomfield trained as a materials scientist before fulfilling her dream of becoming a potter. She has made thrown porcelain tableware in her West London studio since 2003 and sold her various ranges through Liberty and Harrods, as well as to Jamie Oliver's Barbecoa Restaurant and Michelin-starred restaurant The Clove Club. She is a frequent contributor to Ceramic Review and has written several best-selling books on ceramic glazes.
Acknowledgements Introduction Section 1: Glaze Principles and Application
1. Understanding Glazes 2. Glaze Materials and Minerals 3. Colouring Glazes
4. Impurities and Variation In Materials 5. Stability and Durability 6.
Creating and Testing Glazes 7. Glaze Mixing and Application 8. Firing 9.
Glaze 'Defects' Section 2: Special Effect Glazes 10. Special Effects: The
Chemistry 11. Crackle Glazes 12. Ash Glazes 13. Celadon and Copper Red
Glazes 14. Drippy Glazes and Chun Glazes 15. Crystalline Glazes 16. Shrink
and Crawl: Lichen Glazes 17. Volcanic, Lava or Crater Glazes 18. Spotted
Glazes 19. Metallic Glazes 20. Layering Glazes Conclusion References
Bibliography Appendices 1. Glaze Materials UK:US Materials Substitutions 2.
Orton Cone Temperatures 3. Ceramic Materials, Chemical Formula and
Molecular Weight 4. Limits for Stable Glazes 5. Periodic Table of Elements
6. Materials Analysis for UK Frits, Clays and Feldspars 7. Materials
Analysis for US Frits, Clays and Feldspars Suppliers Laboratories for Leach
Testing of Glazes Health and Safety Index
