David Jones
' Raku : Investigations Into Fire '
copyright David Jones
Price £25.00
David Jones : Raku - Investigations into Fire
ISBN : 1-86126-139-x
Publisher : The Crowood Press, Ramsbury, Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8 2HR
Website www.crowoodpress.co.uk
This book is a comprehensive consideration of this most popular ceramic process. A line is traced from the earliest beginnings in ritual in Japan to current preoccupations dealing with the relationship between clay, the artist and fire. A concise history of Raku provides a framework for understanding the most recent developments in materials technology, while an analysis of design illuminates the ways in which new ideas are developed.
It is the ideal book for both the beginner, and the experienced practitioner. There is an extensive examination of the ways of generating rich and seductive surfaces, yet it also deals with the most recent innovations in technology and process Š all lavishly illustrated with high quality colour photographs.
The critical perspective brought to the analyses of the concepts underpinning traditional and contemporary Raku reflects the authorÕs training as a philosopher and his subsequent experience as a ceramics glaze lecturer.
For further details please contact the artist via email :
Email : davidjonesraku@googlemail.com
Website : www.davidjonesraku.co.uk
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