"I have been thinking about the extremes in weather we have been experiencing in Australasia the last couple of years. So much flooding and extra rain. I wondered what the weather Gods are up too."
My ceramic practice is predominately slab built. This means the clay is rolled out in varying thicknesses, then I compress the clay with a rubber or wooden spatula shaped tool called a rib. Paper patterns are laid over the clay and cut out. This is a similar process to dressmaking where flat patterns are used to create 3 dimensional garments. Darts and tucks are used to shape the work. To articulate the forms and details the soft nature of the clay is stretched and extra clay added and taken away.
A copper strontium glaze creates a bronze like surface to the work, this is painted on to create various thickness, contrasted with the white matt glaze for the clouds, then fired to about 1180 degrees.
"I have been thinking about the extremes in weather we have been experiencing in Australasia the last couple of years. So much flooding and extra rain. I wondered what the weather Gods are up too."
My ceramic practice is predominately slab built. This means the clay is rolled out in varying thicknesses, then I compress the clay with a rubber or wooden spatula shaped tool called a rib. Paper patterns are laid over the clay and cut out. This is a similar process to dressmaking where flat patterns are used to create 3 dimensional garments. Darts and tucks are used to shape the work. To articulate the forms and details the soft nature of the clay is stretched and extra clay added and taken away.
A copper strontium glaze creates a bronze like surface to the work, this is painted on to create various thickness, contrasted with the white matt glaze for the clouds, then fired to about 1180 degrees.
"I have been thinking about the extremes in weather we have been experiencing in Australasia the last couple of years. So much flooding and extra rain. I wondered what the weather Gods are up too."
My ceramic practice is predominately slab built. This means the clay is rolled out in varying thicknesses, then I compress the clay with a rubber or wooden spatula shaped tool called a rib. Paper patterns are laid over the clay and cut out. This is a similar process to dressmaking where flat patterns are used to create 3 dimensional garments. Darts and tucks are used to shape the work. To articulate the forms and details the soft nature of the clay is stretched and extra clay added and taken away.
A copper strontium glaze creates a bronze like surface to the work, this is painted on to create various thickness, contrasted with the white matt glaze for the clouds, then fired to about 1180 degrees.
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