Monday, May 2, 2011

Porcelain

A few weeks ago in my sculpture and installation class we had an opportunity to work with Porcelain clay slip and bring in fabrics and other natural materials to dip into the clay slip.
After it has been dipped in the slip you either hang it or create a stand for it to dry on. Once it is dry it is ready to be fired in the kiln. The natural materials used (fabric, card board, wood, etc.) will dissinigrate in the kiln because of the level of heat that is achieved.
Therefore, the end result is a fired, detailed version/copy for the original item.
The more porous the object the better.
These are the ones I was working on from different scarfs.




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