COMMENT

Book Review by Michael Huber

LOW FIRE by Leon I. Nigrosh is an attempt of
develop awareness of and appreciation for
historical and contemporary low-fire ceramic
processes. The contemporary potter has available
the whole range from low-fire to high porcelain
temperatures. Many books have been written about
the high-fire techniques. Leon Nigrosh sets out
to re-introduce the Low-fire ceramic processes.
Each of his sixteen chapters takes up a different
technique that has its own inherent aesthetic to be
sought out, defined, worked with, and admired:

Unfired Clay Choosing a Clay
Primitive Firing Sawdust Firing
Raku Vapor Glazing
Egyptian Paste Earthenware
Nonfired Finishes Terra Sigillata
Underglaze Majolica

China Painting Luster Glaze
Decals Photoclay.

The book is an important source of information for
the potter who is looking for a wider range of
knowledge and choice in ceramic processes. Many
photographs illustrate the text and show examples
of works made with the ceramic processes being
discussed. A range of recipes and formulas are

iven when they can serve to help the potter to

egin a personal exploration of a technique.
The book covers much material, uses much information
from well known potters, and is well written.

Low Fire: Other Ways to Work in Clay by Leon I
Nigrosh. 103 pages. 1980, Davis Publications, Inc.,
Worcester, Massachusetts. CANS16.00.

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