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Terracotta Surface with Yellow Ochre
was struck by how "hard" this pice looks. The pitted surface makes it look like a rock.
This series shows once-fired surfaces from a recent project. The goal was to make pieces that did not reflect an obvious human touch.
The clay was rolled super-thin (1-3 mm) with fireplace ash and leaves. Some pebbles got into the mix too. After firing I lightly applied a wax coat and then oxides and other powdered pigments (yellow ochre, copper carbonate, and copper oxide). The black copper carbonate in particular brought out the wonderful random lines left by leaves, twigs, and other debris.
I decided not to fire again after the bisque firing. Pieces that had more wax look flatter and more metallic. Those with less wax show the wonderful random lines more clearly.
Please join me in my blog “A Year of Art: Scientist Plunges into Art”
Terracotta Surface with Yellow Ochre
was struck by how "hard" this pice looks. The pitted surface makes it look like a rock.
This series shows once-fired surfaces from a recent project. The goal was to make pieces that did not reflect an obvious human touch.
The clay was rolled super-thin (1-3 mm) with fireplace ash and leaves. Some pebbles got into the mix too. After firing I lightly applied a wax coat and then oxides and other powdered pigments (yellow ochre, copper carbonate, and copper oxide). The black copper carbonate in particular brought out the wonderful random lines left by leaves, twigs, and other debris.
I decided not to fire again after the bisque firing. Pieces that had more wax look flatter and more metallic. Those with less wax show the wonderful random lines more clearly.
Please join me in my blog “A Year of Art: Scientist Plunges into Art”