Crystalline Glazes: Understanding the Process and Materials

Good book! It will be helpful for any one who wants to make glazes (not just glazes with macro crystals ;-) and to understand the process and materials! Mrs. Shimbo is teaching You how to "catch the fish". Most of the books with recipes without explanations and technical details are doing opposite they are "catching the fish for you" so you are stumbling in the dark-in ceramics that way is full of disappointment! The way that Mrs. Shimbo is showing is enlightening! My advice for the people that wants to make their own glazes is to buy also hers "Chemistry for Crystalieri and two Jon Britt's books "The complete guide to Mid-range glazes and the other one for High-Fire glazes and that's it! This 4 books and lot of practice -have a pleasant journey!

I am very happy with this book!

Thank you very much

Great content. Third edition paperback makes references to illustrations that don’t exist. For those wondering about the difference between this and ‘Chemistry for Crystallieri’, the former “[tells] you what chemicals produce what colors or what crystal shapes, but in C4C I’ll be telling you the why and the how...”. The latter has more technical info and many of the same pictures. If I had to get one, I’d buy Chemistry for Crystallieri.

there is not enough explanation on the most dificult subject : the firing. the rest is good to very good. thank you for the good service of Amazone.