I made a flat plate and a curved bowl. The flat plate cracked in the initial firing ( apparently this is common with flat, large pieces - lesson learned) the bowl came out in one piece.The flat plate was a simple press , however with the bowl I carved away the excess within the design to create more of a relief.
Im please with how the detail came out as it was very subtle line.
I was able to enhance the design through the glazing process. I think the design took on a old, Greek feel due to the medium of the clay so I wanted to enhance this also and go for a natural glaze to give an effect of this being a old object or artifact. This worked especially well with the broken plate adding a story/ fantasy element to the piece.
I painted on a mix of red iron iron oxide with water to pull out the detail and then dipped the peices in an earthenware honey glaze.
The result is a beautiful rich ,high shine finish. I think it does look like an ancient object. Its not perfect in form and I would certainly like to develop my ceramic skills further but in terms of the clay taking the design, this came out really clear.
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Process of the bowl with carved relife, before firing |
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Process of pressing lino |
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Finished (broken) plate |
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Glaze application before 2nd firing on bowl |
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Glaze application, before 2nd firing on plate |
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