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Gallery – Sketchbook Pages

Author cafedelmartinPosted on July 1, 2018July 4, 2018Format GalleryCategories GalleryTags drawing, Gallery, images, sketchbook, sketchesLeave a comment on Gallery – Sketchbook Pages

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Yay, the new edition of Ceramic Techniques comic is out! 😱 JK, I made these lo-fi resources for my beginners class.

I made 2 new pals this week.

New creatures emerging... I’ve changed clays recently, after a lot of inconsistencies and mixed results in the firing process. As a result, this KGM studio white clay has a weird, rubbery texture when sculpting which has influenced the scale I’m working in. I’ve also been demonstrating some of my older techniques and methods to members of the studio, so ceramic elements in green ware are making a comeback. I’m interested in the way these shards suggest a symbol or written language of some sort, and with each configuration being different, each form seems to have its own persona or name.

Haven’t done any papercut in a loooooooong time, so I decided to make something to celebrate my heritage

‘Aztec Planter’ (one of two) Yay, we have a survivor! I’ve had a run of bad luck re: kiln fatalities lately, so it’s nice to have something come out better than expected... I’ve learnt from this experiment that crank clay and ancient motifs could be applied to my main body of work to give it an air of mysticism associated with ancient civilisations. Although experts and enthusiasts like to decipher and understand the ways, customs and meanings behind ancient artefacts, there is an element of allowance made if things don’t make sense or differ to our societal or cultural ways these days. I’ve mentioned previously that the pressures of understanding, validity and legitimacy are key themes in my work, so I’m interested in seeing my work presented as if it were from an ancient civilisation, and seeing how people respond to my work differently than they do as contemporary objects.

‘Serpent Planter’ I don’t always post everything I make on Instagram, and about 50% of my creative output tends to be what I refer to as ‘experimental doodling’. One of my preferred ways of experimenting is by making quite generic forms, such as a slab-built cylinder or pinch pot, and then manipulating or finishing them using a technique, process or approach I haven’t used in my ‘main’ sculpture work. The generic forms - mostly vessels - provide some kind of use or application, even if the technique is a failure... Here I am looking at repeated pattern and relief, as influenced by ancient Aztec and Mayan motifs, which may inform an application to my sculpture work.

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