Untitled blog post from "Petrification ✄ A Cardboard Gorgon’s Undertaking [paper to stone]"
Test Disc (pipa pipa) Slip trailed layers of terracotta Bisque | 1040 °C
Test Disc (pipa pipa) Slip trailed layers of terracotta Bisque | 1040 °C
Ceramic Bonfire Sticks Brushed layers of terracotta on found twigs Burnt in a bonfire until red hot
Test Tile (tray formation) Brushed layers of stoneware on found plastic food tray Bisque | 960 °C Glaze | Botz, Travertin | 1240 °C
Untitled Object Brushed layers of terracotta on found cardboard objects Bisque | 1040 °C Glaze | Botz, Titan Black with engobes | 1040 °C
The Blue and Orange Noodle Pots Brushed layers of terracotta in found instant noodle pots with base Bisque | 960 °C Glaze | Botz, Waterfall | 1040 °C
Test Tile (agaric) Terracotta tile with pieces of crushed casting slip Bisque | 960 °C Glaze | Botz, Coral Red & Lava | 1040 °C
Test (organic trypophobia tube) Slip trailed layers of terracotta on found cardboard tube Bisque | 1040 °C
Untitled Object(s) Brushed layers of stoneware on found cardboard objects with final layer of terracotta Separate elements | bisque fired | 960 °C Bisque fired elements joined with slip Second bisque | 1040 °C Glaze | Botz, Ironstone with stoneware […]
Musky Stang (stoneware with string, feathers and patchouli oil) Rolled stoneware lengths, dried, cut to size and joined with slip Layers of paper thin terracotta stuck on surface Bisque | 960 °C Terracotta slip with found mixed glaze (frosty rust […]
Test Tile (spiral) Stoneware tile with slip trailed terracotta spiral Bisque fired | 1040 °C Glaze | Botz, Glossy Ochre | 1040 °C
Dial of Divine Offerings Dial: stoneware layers brushed onto styrofoam base from frozen pizza, final layer terracotta Detail: stoneware slip poured into bottle tops Mushroom: stoneware elements cast in found plaster moulds with layer of terracotta Bisque fired | 1040 […]
Intention: to develop my current practice beyond cardboard structures and explore a move into ceramic, focusing on the sculptural possibilities and limitations of paper clay to create more robust forms with the potential to endure outdoor environments.