MAJOR UPDATE NEEDED

 

 Following my First semester of my third and final year of          University at Staffs I had been experimenting with my hand drawn   patterns it lead me into my second semester.

 Wanting to further my designs, whether that be in texture, or print.  I looked into both, after years of dried clay hands print was  becoming more appealing to explore.

With learning lots of tips and tricks over the years on Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, I scanned my drawings in and slightly edited them on Illustrator as I originally drew them in semi circles so matching them up to make complete circles. 

Putting them onto plate and mug templates as seen above, layering and exploring different tonal levels. Whether to cover the rims, or cover the whole plates.

 I used table setting images from the internet and put my designs in instead to see what types of setting I was aiming for.

Here are a few images of my finished products

With many thanks to my good friend for doing me a great favour 

Ross Andrew Powell (Links to his pages at the bottom) 

 ( Last four images credit to Ross Andrew Powell Link

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Glaze tests

Glaze tests.

With these black jasper scraps from the reservoirs of my plaster moulds I decided to test some transparent glazes. Looking at the contrast between shiny transparent glaze and a matt black surface, and what it could achieve with a paint brush and a bit of masking tape. Here are some fired pieces. I am pleased with how they have turned out. Adoring the contrast and will maybe take it further to apply onto my main slipped cast pieces.

Me & my practice.

The Nameless Collection... 

 I have been trying to work out of my comfort zone lately, I suppose that's what university is there for? To find new horizons. The collection I cant seem to name, it stemmed from architectural geometric patterns from the local areas of Stoke on Trent. I wanted to explore my newly found interest of coloured slip, I started off on my samples Stencilling, but I quickly switched to Sponges. Cutting various shapes and sizes to my liking and what would flatter the shape. As for the shape? I wanted to combine two very primary shapes to discover a new exciting shapes. I found myself drawing these..

Which later evolved to...