Low-firing and Burnishing

Sumi von Dassow makes burnished pottery, teaches at a centre fortraditional arts, and runs occasional pit-firing workshops. Shecontributes articles for Ceramics Monthly and Pottery MakingIllustrated. The American Ceramic Society have previously publishedbooks by her; Barrel, Pit and Saggar Firing, in 2001, and Electric Kiln Pottery in 2003.This book covers techniques of firing and finishing at low temperaturewithout using glazes. Many ancient cultures and contemporary pottersuse methods of low f