Natural Glazes: Collecting and Making (The New Ceramics)

This book was a wonderful surprise. I look forward to exploring these innovative ideas in natural glazes. Very well done and worth having in a good collection for a serious potter.

Thoroughly enjoyed it. A quick read, yet great introduction to natural elements and glaze composition. Highly recommend, especially for the price. Good presentation and narration with wonderful pictures.

Ms. Forrest presents the idea of learning about what makes up your environment and putting that knowledge to work by using local materials in your clay and glazes. The information she passes on is assembled in a straightforward manner and but is designed to get you thinking and experimenting with materials, more so than about an abundance of facts and figures.Much of what she discusses will undoubtedly be more use to those potters that have their own studios (and, therefore, have the ability to control their own processes and formulae) than those in a more cooperative or shared environment who may not participate in glaze mixing or firing.Yet, I believe that everyone would benefit from this book. The photography and her beautiful pots are stunning.

Fast international shipping, brilliant book.

Well worth it. One of the most captivating books on glazes that I have come to know. Well written, clear and straight forward approach to a subject that can otherwise be made to seem tedious, labor intensive and technically intimidating. That being said, I love crushing and melting things, but am less keen on taking notes...Thank you to Miranda Forrest for doing such a smashing (!) job of all three, and for sharing your years of hard work in such a clear and approachable fashion. I hope the folks at The New Ceramics keep up the good work...

This was written by someone in the UK, so the plant names are things I've mostly never heard of, and a lot of the rock names are local as well. But, as a general outline of methods, its good. It's shorter than I expected. Not an encyclopedia, more of an inspiring introduction...

Interesting read. I don't know if this helps me get closer to collecting my own materials and making my own glazes. By I can appreciate her methods and practices.

I have really enjoyed reading every page. Its wondrous to me that such superb colors come from simple elements. Anticipating the spring weather to begin foraging my area for natures bounty. Many thanks to this author for such a delightful book.

Very interesting and informative - as a newbie to ceramics it’s very interesting to know that these effects can be achieved -I’ve yet no studio it might be sometime before I go foraging !

Great book an interesting spin on the normal glaze books. Inspired me to try my own beach based remedies!

Really interesting read. Full of information.

Clear concise. Good photographs. Simple.

Good book!