I have been working on a new pitcher form. I have continued to explore the idea of creating distinct planes with different textures. The bottom section of these pitchers are skimmed over with a trimming tool while still wet on the wheel. This exposes the sand in the clay and creates a kind of raw looking surface.Another aspect of these pitchers I am working on is continuing the flow of the form in the handle. I want the handle to continue the line created by the profile of the lower section. I like the idea of creating a form that needs a handle to make it work visually. I think that this helps to integrate the handle as part of the pot and not as an afterthought. These are probably the last pots I will make before my next firing, more on that later.
ahaha i love the last couple of sentences, exactly what you told me. but i completely agree with what you are saying. its important to make the handle flow with the pot instead of looking like something was just stuck on and that was that. have you thought about doing the "trimming while wet" all over the body of the pitchers instead just the bottom part? of course you couldnt do the very top because of the spout but it might look cool!
ReplyDeleteI was thinking about what I told you while I was writing it. I have thought about maybe having the same texture on both plains but I like that the angles break up the textures so that the whole surface of the pot is not constant or static.
ReplyDeletewell now that im thinking about it you could do the whole pitcher and then pull the spout but yeah that does make sense. i like on these pitchers how the handle doesnt go out past the body of the pot too much because it makes the handle look more like it belongs on the pitcher. how many fingers fit inside the handle though?
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ReplyDeleteThose handle's are pretty big, they fit your whole hand. I just made a pitcher with a trimmed surface on top and brushed on the bottom.
ReplyDeleteyou should post it on your next blog. its hard to see textures in the pictures but still
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