Porcelain and bone china are known and prized for their fineness, delicacy, and translucence, but they are difficult to use and pose particular problems for potters and ceramic artists using it.

In Luminous Clay, Angela Mellor aims to demystify these clays, encouraging more ceramists to explore these exciting mediums. In particular it explains a new way of working with bone china, a clay body created by the addition of bone ash to porcelain. With the introduction of paper pulp the clay is transformed, allowing freedom of expression through handbuilding that was previously impossible and allowing the potter to take full advantage of its whiteness and translucency.

The author covers the main methods of working with bone china, including mouldmaking and slipcasting, along with techniques and methodology for creating pieces with this unique clay. Decorating methods, firing procedures and lighting to maximize translucency will be covered along with stunning images and methods used by other ceramists.