Thursday, May 20, 2010

Untitled (2009), Stoneware, Underglaze, Woodfired (CLC train kiln)

Untitled (2009)
Stoneware, Underglaze
Woodfired (CLC train kiln)

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Work from 05/04/2010

What I've been working on today:

5 x 1 lb of Porcelain for the People


Throwing 5 cups, altering bottom


Attaching handles


Refining handles I


Refining handles II


Playing with handles I


Playing with handles II

Playing with handles III

Playing with handles IV

Finished cup; to be woodfired!

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

CLC Student Art Competition 2010

"Aus Der Asche"
Porcelain, Underglaze, Slip
Wood-Fired

"Gastgeber" ("Host")
Porcelain, Underglaze, Soda Ash
Art League Scholarship Merit Award

Yuka and I

 
Yuka and her beautiful Jewely
She won the Mendelson Memorial Award this year

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Skyway Conference Art Competition @ Koehnline Museum of Art

Melanie Sherman, Hauttransplantation, Porcelain, underglaze, woodfired, 5.5 x 8 x 4.5 in.


April 1 - April 30, 2010
This juried competition features the work of art students from Oakton Community College as well as the College of Lake County, Elgin Community College, McHenry County College, Moraine Valley Community College, Morton College, Prairie State College and Waubonsee Community College. The exhibition showcases a wide variety of media, including paintings, prints, photographs, ceramics, and digital art.
Public Reception: Saturday, April 10, 1 - 3 p.m.

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Bowl


Description: This is a porcelain bowl, fired over a 4 day period in an Anagama kiln; an ancient type of pottery kiln brought to Japan from China via Korea in the 5th century. The color comes mainly from the environment it has been fired in, sometimes additional glazes are used.

The Anagama is fueled with firewood, in contrast to the electric or gas-fueled kilns commonly used by most contemporary potters. A continuous supply of fuel is needed for firing, as wood thrown into the hot kiln is consumed very rapidly. Stoking occurs round the clock until a variety of variables are achieved including the way the molten pots look inside the kiln, the temperatures reached and sustained, the amount of ash applied, the wetness of the walls and the pots, etc.