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| The glaze breaks delightfully over the torn construction |
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| Side one of round vase with groups of red beads around the bottom |
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| Side 2 of round vase where 2 red beads show at bottom |
Showing posts with label torn slab. Show all posts
Showing posts with label torn slab. Show all posts
Monday, March 28, 2016
2 more vases torn and reassembled
Sunday, June 14, 2015
The last archaic design vases
I've finished the archaic design vases. Are they ancient or are they modern? Or both?
Use of an extruder for the base cylinder, then some coils, and some discs...the assembly is not hidden, but just blended with different glazes.
Here are the last of mine for now. I've used my torn-slab technique as well.
A poem:
I know already
It will emerge no chalice.
Cowards will bother,
they will force what isn't there.
They will plead something from nothing.
They will praise their hands.
The Earth is something I repeat,
Dipping hand into water, pressing pedal tenderly.
I wipe my brow like a farmer, returning sweat to the land.
Why are things never enough?
I see the form in the form I'm given.
Use of an extruder for the base cylinder, then some coils, and some discs...the assembly is not hidden, but just blended with different glazes.
Here are the last of mine for now. I've used my torn-slab technique as well.
A poem:
by Arataikii
Jul 29, 2014
Pottery
Drawing my hands through the soft, wet flesh of the Earth.I know already
It will emerge no chalice.
Cowards will bother,
they will force what isn't there.
They will plead something from nothing.
They will praise their hands.
The Earth is something I repeat,
Dipping hand into water, pressing pedal tenderly.
I wipe my brow like a farmer, returning sweat to the land.
Why are things never enough?
I see the form in the form I'm given.
Friday, June 5, 2015
Rethinking an old design
I used to make vases in this technique...using pieces of torn slabs that are assembled into many different forms.
This one is fun with some different glazing happening.
My amazement is how glazes act even when they are wiped a bit. The dark earthy tones where red was wiped, and the luscious green that just wanted to flow into those little indents between the circular designs are very pleasing to me.
Eggshell is used in the interior and at the top, again wiped off with a sponge after being applied. I love the look of glaze where it's thin, as well as breaking over shapes. Eggshell gives a nice orange-ish color when very thin.
The middle tone is Matt Bronze Green, which naturally does break over the sculptural piecework.
A vase ready for roses...or ??? I'm going to take it to market this weekend, and hope to have some real flowers to put in it.
An inspiration perhaps:
This one is fun with some different glazing happening.
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| Torn Slab vase of stoneware $40 |
My amazement is how glazes act even when they are wiped a bit. The dark earthy tones where red was wiped, and the luscious green that just wanted to flow into those little indents between the circular designs are very pleasing to me.
Eggshell is used in the interior and at the top, again wiped off with a sponge after being applied. I love the look of glaze where it's thin, as well as breaking over shapes. Eggshell gives a nice orange-ish color when very thin.
The middle tone is Matt Bronze Green, which naturally does break over the sculptural piecework.
A vase ready for roses...or ??? I'm going to take it to market this weekend, and hope to have some real flowers to put in it.
An inspiration perhaps:
Words carry a lot of weight in this world, but it is through our
actions that we bring things into being. by Madisyn Taylor
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