Meanwhile in studio

I am working on new moulds and started some casts and hope to finish the whole range over next few days. So here is a sneak peak of what I am doing.

The idea is the same as in previous semester, this time I am working with 3 types of starting tiles. They are bigger - about 16 cm and all have the same base, the difference is in the angles of the tiles 70º, 60º and 50º which makes the illusion that they are getting smaller.

The next step is to make them a bit more interesting :D

My project is based on modern architecture but the my main piece will be placed in the main college building that has both old and new parts. I want to incorporate that in the piece and am looking for ways of adding textures. This example was a byproduct - I needed to fill up the mould before working on the back of the tile and just pressed clay into it. I like the effect and will explore it more over next weeks.

Samples of the casts.

Overall I am planing to make 12 variations of the tiles and so far I have 8 of them ready.

Will update as soon as everything is finished and ready to cast.

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Naked Raku

In the end of January I have attended a Naked Raku workshop in Thomastown organised by Ceramics Ireland . I already was familiar with both Raku and Naked Raku but wanted to extend my knowledge in this field. Naked Raku is a firing technique in which the pot is masked with the slip and then glazed and fired @ 1000 C then the kiln is opened and pots are transferred to the reduction chamber filled with sawdust, and covered to accommodate the reduction process. The difference between the Raku and Naked Raku is that in the second process the glaze is pealed off after firing and the pot unglazed- Naked. It all seems quite confusing and a bit complicated but in fact it is very simple, fast and effective way of decorating ceramics. The only disadvantage is that the pot is porous and can be use only as decoration as it is not food safe. With time the smoke marks can get lighter which can be slowed down by applying oil or floor polish paste on pots. ...

Some glazes and more textures

I am almost done with the preparation for the Degree Show and in last 2 weeks I've tested some glazes on the tiles. I didn't want to loose the definition of the lines and decided to glaze only insets and I am very please with the results :D I also had a chance to take better photos of my glazed prints and textures. On top of that there are some new textures here and I think that I will live them unglazed. So here it goes: Still hot from the kiln :D

Glaze tests

I am still not sure if I really want to glaze this tiles... I did some tests and there are few glazes that I like and will experiment with them a bit more. So far I was concentrating on clear, black and gray but I got some surprises like green and purple. I will show you some more photos soon as it is quite hard to photograph them and so far I like just this 3 photos.

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