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Experimentation. Discovering the Ceramic Surface. Decoration. Designed to adorn, beautify, embellish or enrich in an aesthetically pleasing and considered way. Simple as a line or impression or as complex as a patterned grid of tightly defined strokes. Wheel Assignments. Plate Bowl
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Experimentation Discovering the Ceramic Surface
Decoration • Designed to adorn, beautify, embellish or enrich in an aesthetically pleasing and considered way. • Simple as a line or impression or as complex as a patterned grid of tightly defined strokes.
Wheel Assignments • Plate • Bowl • Lidded Container By Semester’s End!
Each project will have one (or more) refined surface treatment beyond what was finished on the wheel. • Many techniques to choose from • Research and find your own
Design first in 2 dimensions! • Ideas should begin in sketches • Think line and shape
Sign & Symbol • Beginnings of human graphic communication • Early man
Pattern & Space • Looking at the environment
Marking Divisions • Pencil burns off- use it! • Tools for helping make divisions Your process of making marks and how you place them on your form can make or break your piece.
Marks of Slash, Scratch Carve & Cut • Variety of tools (classroom and found objects) • Artistic individuality Frank Boyden
Marks of Addition & Removal • Low-relief decoration • Glazes or stains emphasize edge and depth
Washed Wax • Paint wax on dry greenware • Damp sponge to remove background • Leaves brushwork pattern raised
Marks of Impression • Texture Tiles • Stamps • Sticks and Wood • Bones • Fossils, seashells, nutshells • Fibers • Stone • Paddles • Plastic Mesh • Sodium Silicate
Marks of Liquid Clays • Trailing • Combing • Marbling • Feathering • Dotting • Slips and Engobes
Engobes • Colored slip • Applied only to leatherhard ware. • Often used with scrafito • Painterly effects, blending possible
Slip Trailing Feathering
Marks of the Brush • Different types of brushes for different marks • Requires practice • Should look loose and easy • Cotton swabs for dots or lines with controlled thickness • May be done on the wheel with practice
Marks of Resistance • Wax resist • Wax crayons and candles • Paper cut-outs (stencils) • Masking tape (only on bone dry or bisque ware)
Wax resist and underglaze/ slip inlay • Step 1: Paint slip on leather hard piece. • Step 2: After the slip dries (no longer tacky), paint wax over entire surface.
Step 5: Wipe away any excess underglaze.This is a great way to get make a nice clean, sharp line in the leather hard stage.
Marks of the Glaze & Application • Stippling: edge or tip of a brush or sponge (creates a broken texture) • Spattering: toothbrush or similar stiff-bristled brush, knife blade pulled across the bristles • Sponging: to create a repeated pattern or texture • Trailing: similar to slip trailing with squeeze-bottle (glaze should be thick!) • Multiple glaze application: 2+ glazes, thin application