I put some terracotta plates on the web today: www.artsmitten.com
Showing posts with label terracotta clay. Show all posts
Showing posts with label terracotta clay. Show all posts
Monday, July 05, 2010
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Terracotta with blue
This plate was a surprise. It was painted with slip with large music notes, but the slip was too thin and disappeared during firing. (The large music notes are just visible.)
The turquoise smaller notes though were rather accidental - and after firing it is they that are really inspiring. Sometimes accidents deliver nice results.
In the close-up of the blue notes below, the turquoise is a bit less blue than in reality.
This plate was fired at 1080C.
The turquoise smaller notes though were rather accidental - and after firing it is they that are really inspiring. Sometimes accidents deliver nice results. In the close-up of the blue notes below, the turquoise is a bit less blue than in reality.
This plate was fired at 1080C.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Guitar plate
This plate, terracotta clay with a white slip, was made on a self made mold. The guitar pattern was made by scratching a pattern through the slip. 
The trick is to put enough slip on the plate. If you paint the slip on you need at least three coats. Of all the plates I made in the 'Plate Project', the terracotta plates with white slip interested me most. Perhaps that is because they provide a good canvas for drawing.
The trick is to put enough slip on the plate. If you paint the slip on you need at least three coats. Of all the plates I made in the 'Plate Project', the terracotta plates with white slip interested me most. Perhaps that is because they provide a good canvas for drawing.
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