Eric Seritella heats clay and stretches it to create a texture that looks like dried parched earth. He says that he was drawn to the technique during an artist residency in Taiwan a few years ago and he's done a lot of experimenting with it since then. He begins by throwing or handbuilding a form and often applies sand or grog to the surface and may even stamp or scratch the surface. While the clay is still wet, he heats the surface with a torch, but the heat only dries the surface. With the surface now dry, he expands the body resulting in cracks and fissures in the surface.Friday, February 6, 2009
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Artists that use Relief Surface Decoration on their work: Artist#2:Eric Seritella
Eric Seritella heats clay and stretches it to create a texture that looks like dried parched earth. He says that he was drawn to the technique during an artist residency in Taiwan a few years ago and he's done a lot of experimenting with it since then. He begins by throwing or handbuilding a form and often applies sand or grog to the surface and may even stamp or scratch the surface. While the clay is still wet, he heats the surface with a torch, but the heat only dries the surface. With the surface now dry, he expands the body resulting in cracks and fissures in the surface.
Eric Seritella heats clay and stretches it to create a texture that looks like dried parched earth. He says that he was drawn to the technique during an artist residency in Taiwan a few years ago and he's done a lot of experimenting with it since then. He begins by throwing or handbuilding a form and often applies sand or grog to the surface and may even stamp or scratch the surface. While the clay is still wet, he heats the surface with a torch, but the heat only dries the surface. With the surface now dry, he expands the body resulting in cracks and fissures in the surface.
Post#4
Clay Artists that use Relief Surface Decoration on their work: Artist#1: Wayne Bates
Sgraffito comes from the Itailian word graffito meaning "to scratch," and Wayne Bates does more than scratch the surface with this informative tutorial on the tips and techniques of getting the best results. Using both cutting and scratching techniques, he demonstrates the finer points of line work, scraping large areas and cross-hatching. If you're into making your own glazes, he's provided 19 colorful engobes along with 5 recipes for various clear glazes.
Friday, January 30, 2009
Post#3
Our first assignment is to make a mug. I found these mugs that insprired me to do some type of animal mug. I want it to be three demensional, and have some texture on the surface, like in the first picture. Also i want to somehow incorporate the handle into the picture on the mug liek the animal mugs in the second picture.
Post#2
In the past my main focus has been Pinch Pots like this one, but this semester my goal is to shift my focus to the wheel.
Post#1
I'm Allie. This is a blog for my Ceramics 2 class. I like working with clay. I'm the best at making things by hand like pinch pots and stuff i form by hand. I havent't really mastered the wheel yet but thats something I hope to improve on this semester.
A little bit about myself: I'm pretty shy except for when I'm with my friends, I love to laugh, and I like pretty much any type of music. I have an autoimmune disease called Lupus Nephritis, i was diagnosed this summer. I love art class and french fries. My most prized possesion is my dog, Bella, (pictured to the right) and my favorite color is always changing, but right now it's purple. Someday I hope to be a teacher and a safe driver.
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