I have been learning to make my own clays from scratch. This is a very exciting development because I generally buy my clays in big blocks that are ready to use. So far I have made a white porcelain clay for throwing and a white porcelain slip that both fire to cone 6.
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| Mixing the clay bodies |
I have also been creating complex (for me anyway!) four piece moulds of food tins.
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| Four piece mould of a small tin of tuna. |
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| Four piece mould of a larger tin that contained ravioli - I think. |
The tins are a confutation of my exploration of the themes of pioneers. I am particularly interested in the notions of isolation, communication and what the first settlers were reduced to eat in new and inhospitable countries.
Watch this space as my ideas progress. Exciting! :)
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