Getting closer to perfection

Here are two of my initial shapes I have been producing for the Wedgwood Project, I am have started to make other shape to accompany these. I am enjoying learning the ways of Black Jasper and its behaviour. Its exciting to be casting in a new slip body and exploring its potential.

I added the feature of a ringed bottom on my first shape, to add texture and an element of surprise when picked up. Here I decided to decorate the shoulder of one piece, to see what transparent glaze could achieve on a matt Black Jasper body. Sketchily done done I think the intention shows. Intention of contrasting between matt and gloss.

Moulds Moulds Moulds

And more moulds. One of my Wedgwood inspired shapes being slip cast up, using black jasper as I believe it truly represents Wedgwood. The smaller mould shown below, was an experiment. I started by pouring black jasper into the mould leaving for around 5 minutes so the cast thickness wasn't very much. Then emptying the Black Jasper out and refilling with an earthenware slip. For a true monochrome look. The only worry was that the two wouldn't fuse because of the slip meet and crack apart, luckily enough they didn't!!

   

     

  

A Touch of Wood?

First Year - Second Semester 2013 Staffordshire University

So what did my first year in university bring? Exploration, Excitement, Earthenware? All of the above and much more. During this particular module we were asked to combine to materials. So I immediately thought of ceramics and wood, but instead of quite literally putting them together I thought I'd incorporate one into the other. Putting wood elements into a ceramic outcome. To hopefully create a beautiful product

Because of time issues I only managed to make a sample cast pieces.

^ hand built over a hump mould, hand craved ^

^ The three above are slip casted then hand carved by myself.^