I finally went and booked a ceramics induction! this is something ive wanted to do since i first got here and im so pleased that ive now done it and can access the workshop. Sadly i dont have any pictures of the stuff i made yet ads im waiting for it to come out the kiln. however ill just talk a bit about what i made.
having done a lot of ceramics before i wanted to try something that i hadn't done yet and have wanted to try. I love making small abstract pieces and ive really wanted to try slip trailing as i think the process lends itself really well to abstract pieces.
Firstly i rolled out my clay and cut it into uniform tiles and played around with a circular design (one im contemplating using on my bank notes) Then i selected the slip colours, i decided to go for white and black as they will go well with any colour if i choose to glaze the pieces after they've been fired. I decided i wanted a really free looking drip design over the tiles but the slip was a bit too think to acheive this so i thinned it out a little with water before filling up the bulb. I then very freely dripped the slip across the tiles creating really random design and im pretty excited to see the outcome. Im hoping the slip will have stayed raised above the surface so i can coat them in wax and apply a glaze to the other parts of the tile. im so excited to try and incorporate ceramics into one of my briefs at some point, and if not just dedicate my time to expanding my skills.
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