The vast empty surface of a plate reads to me as a blank, three-dimensional canvas. My inspiration comes from botanical and sea forms, re-imagined as abstract imagery. The rim acts as an indulgent frame with a double split undulation, alluding to
water or wind. I make a Grolleg terra sigillata to apply to bare areas. A little burnishing gives the raw clay a satiny feel. Underglaze washes are applied in an ombre-like gradation and a clear glaze completes the interior surface for food contact.
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The vast empty surface of a plate reads to me as a blank, three-dimensional canvas. My inspiration comes from botanical and sea forms, re-imagined as abstract imagery. The rim acts as an indulgent frame with a double split undulation, alluding to water or wind. I make a Grolleg terra sigillata to apply to bare areas. A little burnishing gives the raw clay a satiny feel. Underglaze washes are applied in an ombre-like gradation and a clear glaze completes the interior surface for food contact.
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