'I am very interested in the complete cycle of creating clay objects. Working on
the wheel has provided a framework, grounded in functionality, which allows
creativity to fourish. Functional demands inform aesthetics and vice versa
creating an evolution that hopefully moves forward to better work.'
I thing Gillian would be interested in Jim's work as she is also interested in throwing, and i think his techniques are interesting to know.
Technique
I throw porcelain on the wheel and fre to ^6 in an oxidation environment. One
technique used frequently is painting a resist on the unfred piece freehand and
later, etching away the exposed area with water. This technique can be repeated
with drying time in between to create layers of etched design. Sometimes a
colored slip is applied to the exposed area after the etching that accentuates
the design by boosting the contrast between the clay body and the etched area.
Lately, I’ve added terra sigillata to the mix and fnd that the tightness of the
particles allows an even greater detail to the shellacking process.
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