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Pigment and Pebbles in Terracotta
I've been studying rock and other natural surfaces for a long time. I try to produce a "random" style in my shapes and their surfaces, and this series seems to show that I've accomplished what I'm after. The "beauty" of these pieces is perhaps up to debate, but I think at least I've accomplished an effect that transcends the human touch. There is little evidence here of "my" work or my imposition of form or surface on the natural ingredients.
This is a very thin piece of terracotta (about 3-5 mm thick) that I rolled out with a collection of mosses and lichens from New Hampshire. The pebbles that accumulate at the bottom of these growths stuck to the terracotta and made an interesting pattern of their own. After the bisque firing I fired twice, once without pigment and once with pigment.
I don't think I'll serve anything on this (the piece is to thin to carry to the table and its surface too irregular--you'd never be able to get it clean) but it would be nice to put dried flowers or grasses across.
Pigment and Pebbles in Terracotta
I've been studying rock and other natural surfaces for a long time. I try to produce a "random" style in my shapes and their surfaces, and this series seems to show that I've accomplished what I'm after. The "beauty" of these pieces is perhaps up to debate, but I think at least I've accomplished an effect that transcends the human touch. There is little evidence here of "my" work or my imposition of form or surface on the natural ingredients.
This is a very thin piece of terracotta (about 3-5 mm thick) that I rolled out with a collection of mosses and lichens from New Hampshire. The pebbles that accumulate at the bottom of these growths stuck to the terracotta and made an interesting pattern of their own. After the bisque firing I fired twice, once without pigment and once with pigment.
I don't think I'll serve anything on this (the piece is to thin to carry to the table and its surface too irregular--you'd never be able to get it clean) but it would be nice to put dried flowers or grasses across.