Some of my intermediate work is shown here. These include things created only for exploring techniques for making the final functional objects (mockups and test pieces), as well as things created for the sole purpose of creating other things (models and moulds). Unfortunately, as soon as I started working with plaster I stopped documenting my work properly, so this is very incomplete and seriously out of date (none of the things marked “Work in progress” here is actually still a work in progress, for example). This is expected to be rectified near the end of the semester, probably after July or so.
| Date code | Work | Trimmed | Handbuilt | Glazed | Slips & glazes | Status | Next step |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Test sample for glazing and underglazing on slipcast bowl, for thesis (⌀ 5½″). Low-fire casting slip, slip, underglaze and clear glaze. Fired to cone 04.
| Black Hara slip, Jet Black (underglaze), Duncan Envision IN1001 Clear | Fired | |||||
Test cast 8 for “The empty bowl makes the most noise” bowl for thesis. Mid-fire Barbotine slip.
| Trimmed | Demoulding | |||||
Test cast 7 for “The empty bowl makes the most noise” bowl for thesis. Mid-fire Barbotine slip.
| Failed | ||||||
Test cast 6 for “The empty bowl makes the most noise” bowl for thesis. Mid-fire Barbotine slip.
| Chucked | ||||||
Test cast 5 for “The empty bowl makes the most noise” bowl for thesis. Low-fire reclaimed slip.
| Chucked | Demoulding | |||||
Test cast 3 for “The empty bowl makes the most noise” bowl for thesis. Low-fire reclaimed slip.
| Chucked | ||||||
Currently blank two-piece bowl mould for thesis. Pottery plaster.
| Cast | Disassembly | |||||
Test cast 4 for handle from gang mould, for thesis. Low-fire reclaimed slip.
| Leftmost piece not casted, centre piece attached to body (2014 03 24 B M4 20140331A), rightmost piece cast by mistake | Bisque firing | |||||
Test cast 2 for “The empty bowl makes the most noise” bowl for thesis. Low-fire reclaimed slip.
| Leather hard | ||||||
Test cast 1 for “The empty bowl makes the most noise” bowl for thesis. Low-fire reclaimed slip.
| Chucked | ||||||
Currently blank two-piece bowl mould (half with male keys) for thesis. Pottery plaster.
| Cast | Cast other half | |||||
Test cast 4 for mug body for thesis. Low-fire reclaimed slip.
| Trimmed | Demoulding | |||||
Test cast 3 for mug body for thesis. Low-fire reclaimed slip.
| Chucked | ||||||
Test cast 2 for mug body for thesis. Mid-fire Barbotine slip.
| Chucked | ||||||
Test cast 3 for handle from gang mould, for thesis. Mid-fire Barbotine slip.
| Leftmost piece not casted, centre piece leather hard, rightmost piece chucked | Attach to cup | |||||
“The empty bowl makes the most noise” two-piece bowl mould (second half) for thesis. Pottery plaster.
| Carved | Make test cast | |||||
Test cast 1 for mug body for thesis. Low-fire reclaimed slip.
| Chucked | ||||||
Test cast 2 for handle from gang mould, for thesis. Mid-fire Barbotine slip.
| Leftmost piece chucked, other pieces leather hard | Attach to cup | |||||
Test cast 6 for plain bowl for thesis. Mid-fire Barbotine slip.
| Chucked | ||||||
Test cast 1 for handle from gang mould, for thesis. Low-fire reclaimed slip.
| Chucked | ||||||
Currently blank two-piece bowl mould for thesis. Pottery plaster.
| Being used as model to cast another mould | Carving | |||||
Test cast 5 for plain bowl for thesis. Low-fire reclaimed slip.
| Chucked | ||||||
Test cast 2 for “An empty bowl can’t catch a horse” bowl for thesis. Low-fire reclaimed slip.
| Chucked | ||||||
Test cast 4 for plain bowl for thesis. Mid-fire Barbotine slip and glaze.
| 2014/04/02 | Doom and Gloom Grey | Fired | ||||
Test handle mould for thesis. Pottery plaster.
| Cast | Disassembly | |||||
Test cast 3 for plain bowl for thesis. Mid-fire Barbotine slip.
| Demoulded | Bisque firing | |||||
Test cast 1 for “An empty bowl can’t catch a horse” bowl for thesis. Mid-fire Barbotine slip and glaze.
| Doom and Gloom Grey | Glazed | Glaze firing | ||||
Test cast 2 for plain bowl for thesis. Mid-fire Barbotine slip.
| Demoulded | Bisque firing | |||||
Test cast 1 for plain bowl for thesis. Mid-fire Barbotine slip.
| Chucked | ||||||
“An empty bowl can’t catch a horse” two-piece bowl mould (second half) for thesis. Pottery plaster.
| Carved | Make new mould | |||||
Handle gang mould for thesis. Pottery plaster.
| Trimmed (in drying cabinet) | Make test cast | |||||
“The empty bowl makes the most noise” two-piece bowl mould (second half) 2 for thesis. Pottery plaster.
| Damaged | ||||||
Two-piece mug body mould for thesis. Pottery plaster.
| Dried | Carving | |||||
“The empty bowl makes the most noise” two-piece bowl mould for thesis. Pottery plaster.
| Damaged | ||||||
One-piece bowl mould for thesis. Plaster of Paris.
| Finished | ||||||
Plaster model for bowl for thesis. Plaster of Paris.
| Finished | ||||||
Test slipcast cup for thesis. Low-fire reclaimed casting slip.
| Damaged | ||||||
Test handle model for thesis. Low-fire white clay.
| Destroyed | ||||||
Test cup mould for thesis. Pottery plaster.
| Finished |
