This book is a comprehensive guide to using water-soluble salts and pigments in porcelain, and is a valuable resource for anyone working in porcelain or interested in colour in clay. It is based on the work of one man, Arne Ase, a ceramic artist from Norway who was the initiator of a technique using soluble salts on porcelain bodies to obtain subtle and glowing colours that permeate the forms in unusual ways. This book clearly explains the use of these pigments and the development of the water-colour technique that is now being used to great effect by artists from Europe, the USA and Australia. The whiteness and translucency of porcelain lends itself to becoming a clay canvas very well; when lit afterwards, the colours glow through. The book shows the artist's extensive testing resulting in a wide range of exciting and beautiful colours which can be achieved from the endless combinations of pigments and minerals suggested, providing the reader with a broad palette from which to choose. The book is highly illustrated with both the test tiles and the fabulous work achieved with these colours and techniques.
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A clear and beautifully illustrated guide to creating water-colours in porcelain using pigments and soluble salts. Based on the work of one man, Arne Ase, this book is a valuable resource of colour samples and work, offering a wealth of tests and stunning techniques to work from.
7 Authors preface
9 Introduction Torbjųrn Kvasbų
10 A practical way of looking at research in the ar ts
11 Raw mater ials, hygiene and safety
15 Test program for water-soluble colourants
. 23 The Colours
24 Bismuth nitrate
25 Calcium nitrate
27 Cerium nitrate
28 Potassium chromate
30 Cobalt chloride
32 Copper chloride
35 Erbium chlor ide hexahydrate
36 Gold chloride
38 Iron chloride, Iron sulphate
40 Lithium chloride
41 Manganese chloride
42 Sodium molybdate
43 Neodymium chloride hydrate
44 Nickel chlor ide
46 (Or tho)phosphor ic acid
47 Praseodymium chloride
48 Ruthenium chloride
49 Selenium chloride
50 Silver nitrate
51 Sodium chloride
52 Tellurium tetrachloride
53 Titanium sulphate
54 Uranyl nitrate
56 Vanadyl sulphate
58 Sodium wolframate dihydrate
60 Zinc chloride
61 The Tools
62 Throwing and turning porcelain on the potters wheel
67 Casting porcelain
71 Brushes and Brush Painting
77 Combining Transparency and Colour
81 Ornament
87 Interview
95 Further reflections
106 Arne Åse curriculum vitae
110 Acknowledgements, Photography and Further Reading List
111 Appendices, Health and Safety documents
Arne Ase has been working as a ceramic artist on the international art scene for more than 30 years. He is represented in major international museums and collections.
He has worked as a professor in the National College of the Arts, Oslo (KHiO) for many years, and retired in 2010 from this. He has a special interest in research and has developed new techniques and colours. He now focuses on his own work.
