I have been creating new sculptural work and have also taken some time to explore functional ware.
I have also been working on reorganizing/rearranging the studio to make it a little more efficient with what I am working on currently.
Below is a picture of a finished wood fired porcelain cup that I have been exploring surfaces with. I designed the cup from hand and then created a three piece mold for the basic form of the cup. The handle was created using another mold. I had issues with the handle and slip casting it, so I had to use the two piece mold as a press mold and then created the handle using the two parts. By doing this it helped to give more stability to the handle as well as a nice balance of the weight, in regards to the weight of the cup form.
I will be posting other glaze experiments over this form until I find a combination that I will explore in producing further down the road. Enjoy.
This is one of two cups:
