Ceramic Artists

On Tuesday morning Kieran played us two videos about artists. The first was about John Ffrench. I was really inspired by his story. He had travelled the world and developed his own style of ceramics. He made things by hand using methods he had invented himself. His use of colour was amazing. He used bright vivid colours in his work, making them playful and childlike. This is some of his work.

The second artist that we were introduced to was Annie Turner. Her work is based on her surroundings. The river was a huge part of her work. I love the way she uses slips that crack and combust when fired so the pieces look like they were actually eroded by the river. I also like how she uses found objects in her work. It makes them more personal and intimate.

Ceramics: Investigating Form

From the mark making I did I decided to use a cone shape for my form. I also wanted to keep the circles going around the cone. Elaine showed mehow to use the ceramic whirler to draw circles on the pages. It was difficult at first but I got the hang of it eventually.

I photocopied these and enlarged/reduced them so I could make cones of different sizes. I played around with how I could fit them together to create a new shape.

Ceramics: Mark Making

Monday was our first day in the ceramics elective. We started off with mark making using bamboo brushes and ink. I really enjoyed this process because you could let the brush guide you to create the shapes. Here is my four favourite pages.

I really liked the designs in the boxes on the last page so I decided to play around with them some more using a bigger piece of card which I cut into a comb. I really liked the designs so I have decided to use them as inspiration for the form of my vessel.



Clutter

On Thursday we got a one day project dealing with clutter as a concept. I decided to focus on clothes thrown into a wardrobe. I wanted to show the different clothes using textures and patterns in the print. I got different textured wallpaper and cut it up into different shapes. I stuck these together to create the mound of clothes. I was really happy with the end result.

Prints: Interpretations of the Writing on th Bathroom Wall

I used both monoprint and etching to create these prints.

Prints: Inspired by Paint Splatters

To create these prints I inked up my acetate and then squirted white spirits onto it. The white spirits then made these interesting splatters and drops.