Monday, October 29, 2012

One of My New Forms

so this is one of my most recent pieces I am working on. I wanted to make something a bit more dramatic in shape. I wanted to play with the instability of the base and push the platform for patterning a bit further. Overall its fun but I am not sure what my intentions are with making these forms. They are all still functional but I don't know that they would really be used for anything, unless one considers display a function. I might ague that it is in fact, though its a tough battle..... None the less I have enjoyed making this piece and am excited to move to the next stages of the process with it.. 

Sunday, October 28, 2012

Interesting article

This week I have been watching a lot of videos and conducting a lot of research about various topics art related and not. I came across this article along the way and felt it was worth sharing.
Interesting article worth the read.

slips!

OK so this week I am focused on changing the way my imagery is presented on my work. I have been thinking about the ways that my layers or lack of layers are being portrayed within my work and also how to explore what I am trying create. soooo.... I have started to explore slips as underglazes. Both of these materials are not something that I have used but are a resource that I should have naturally found. Yes, they were around within my practice but they were not materials I was considering..... At this point I feel like this is a similar situation to how when you read a book and you grasp at parts that are relevant to you at the time, then you put the book down and let it marinate for awhile, then when you reread that same book after a month or a year, or 10 years new things strike you in ways that they had not previously before. slip and underglazes hold new potential for me. I understood them to be good for one purpose but now I see them as a resource that has a lot of potential to do many things. Well, we will see where it goes!  

Sunday, October 21, 2012

ERIN FURIMSKY VIDEO

Erin Furimsky video which combined two great ways of transferring imagery onto work. Great Ideas! Combined paper cutting, which I love to do, and a way to transfer images with underglazes....take a look!
http://ceramicartsdaily.org/ceramic-supplies/ceramic-colorants-ceramic-supplies-2/pottery-video-of-the-week-how-to-combine-homemade-customizable-underglaze-transfers-with-paper-stencils-for-a-beautiful-layered-effect/




Recent finds..... Ongoing Inspiration

Meredith Host


Im enjoying looking at her use of patterns and imagery on her work. take a look!


for Linda

And of course you cant forget about Forrest Lesch-Middelton!






Sunday, October 14, 2012

yay! Finally some glazed work! Here is a taste of what came out this week. I am still taking in the imagery and working out what direction I want to take the patterning. I am not sure that I love the colors and densities of the colors quite yet. I found that I only have a few glazes that I want to use as liners and background colors. I need to expand that..... I am now working on looking into slips and alternative ways to get the patterning onto the work without relying solely on the glazing at the end. I knew this would eventually make its way into my work and I am excited about the prospects...... Stay tuned....

Just thoroughly impressed by this marching band sequence !

WOW! this blew me away especially at about the 6min mark. take a look.....

If this was to be related to my work I would have to say that i think the complexities that a marching band brings to the table are similar to what all of us using the ceramic medium are facing (in our own way of course) The organization, and different aspects we have to think about that are unknown to the viewer( the glaze works, the layering makes sense, the function and  overall appeal of the piece) and yet the further we look or watch, the more we may appreciate what has been created.




Sunday, October 7, 2012

The Wing Back Chair..... Inspiration and Admiration

TALL AND TUFTED <3
GREAT COLOR COMBO

FUNKY YET FUN


















So another source of inspiration for me is the wing back chair. I don't know why but it has always been something I have loved. Something that is particularly great about the chairs are the fact that they can pull off crazy patterning and upholstering on a variety of styles of chairs. Also, that each chair can represent a personality type. Within my work I hope to portray my personality through my use of forms ( the structure and frame of the chair) and patterning (upholstery on the chair). I want what I make to be something I want to use and own for myself, very much the same way that I think a carpenter of wing back chairs would enjoy sitting in the chair they crafted.

I hope at some point to bring in some more hand build aspect to my work. I can see the bottoms of my pots having a bit more of a reference to chairs and feet of chairs....... we will see.

Saturday, October 6, 2012

Womens Dresses From the Victorian Era and After

Ladies Dress styles 

Women's dresses from the Victorian era and beyond are something I find myself looking at a lot. No, I  am not a fashion groupie but, I will admit it, I love period dramas where the characters are all fitted in the full garb. also there is something about the extravagance and value that fabric had, and the story it could tell which  adds to my interest in the topic.
So a bit of history----1870 ~ 1889....is characterized by a gradual return to a narrow silhouette after the full-skirted fashions of the 1850s and 1860s. Fashionable waists were low and tiny below a full, low bust supported by a corset and was characterized by the return of the bustle. just a few random facts.
   


 so my work, the vessels I am currently making are unintentionally taking on the characteristics of the women's dresses from this time period. while sitting at the wheel i realized that they were looking a lot like bodies. In general all of my work have a body like essence which I am subtly accentuating in places on the forms to bring out those characteristics. I don't intend to directly reference the human form, but it keeps spinning its way into my work.
  I find that prints from fabric are holding on the human form the same way that I intend to place patterning on my pots. It Is like the women's dresses are test tiles showing me what works and what might not. Typically they wear satins, to silks, to cottons, to lace... ohh not the time now to discuss my love of lace..... ....These all take on the look of glazes and textures I strive for on my pots.


Enjoy this video clip about lace from Cranford..... HHHHHilariously witty.... a bit out of context but just know these women are hysterical throughout the series. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRyK8j8Dss0&feature=player_detailpage#t=97s


Images of my work to come soon! New glaze stuff just came out recently so more to come!