Ron Philbeck and Amy Sanders discuss their new work. Amy and Ron are
members of Thrown Together, a group of 5 potters who promote their
pottery through exhibitions, sales, and other events in Charlotte, NC
and across the nation. Visit the Thrown Together website http://www.throwntogetherpotters.com
I don’t normally endorse specific products on the blog, but the other day I acquired a new tool that will dramatic improve my practice (and my patience, and the state of my sore hands). I can’t remember who I saw with this tool, maybe it was at Arrowmont…I don’t remember, wish I could give credit.
But anyway I was out last week and ran across this Fiskars crafting knife and thought I’d give it a try. Not the cheapest utility knife, but the small blade which can rotate 360 degrees (or not as I decided to rig it with a small piece of paper jammed inside to keep it still) and the ergonomic handle were perfect for the drawings I do on my kids line of functional ware. You can also buy replacement blades and there is a second knife you can buy which is more your typical sized knife blade. My days of sore fingers and working with pins to get the line quality I desired are over. This was worth every penny.
Below are just a few images of my process:
Carving line drawing through wax on dry greenware.
Underglaze is washed into the carved lines.
After the bisque I wet sand the pieces and then add additional colors with underglazes.
Grace DePledge makes
intricately carved, one-of-a-kind pottery to celebrate and enhance the
simple joy of our daily routines. She is inspired by nature as well as
historical ornament and decorates the surfaces of her pots entirely by
hand, primarily through carving. She hopes her pots bring functional
elegance and everyday enjoyment to those who use them. www.gracedepledge.com
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Find out more about Shannon and her work here: sqmerritt.com
Want to be featured as an emerging artist on musing? All you have to do is send me some images, a brief write up if you’d like, and a website if you have it to [email protected] If you could put emerging artist in the subject header of the email so it doesn’t get lost in my spam folder that would be great. Thanks!
