Two dimensional art

[morgaina]

Yeah, really it is. I bought the bisqueware (hangs head in shame) because I wanted to make the kids travel mugs for Christmas (a request from miss
dancing_guru )and these came with well-fitting lids. So I painted them with low-fire underglazes that I did not formulate myself (hangs head in shame a second time) except for my exterior glaze, with which I am not yet satisfied. If ceramics are done right IMHO, the surface design is there to enhance the shape. With this style, my attention to the shape was secondary (hangs head in shame a third time).

But dayum this was fun. Way, way fun. I could have yet another obsession to deal with.




This mug was given to handsome Goth middle son. I thought it would be appropriately spooky with unleafed trees. He was born in the year of the boar.



The dancer was given to beautiful dancer daughter. I was reasonably happy with the sketch of the dancer on the mug. The center mug is from a very early Middle Eastern Design for handsome performance art son #1; and is kind of bizarre because so is he. The hare is for my wonderful DIL. She was born in the year of the hare, which is also Middle Eastern Design rather than the common cute Western Bunny image.




This view shows the Middle Eastern decoration. When #1 son and DIL took me to the Chicago Art Institute Museum this year, as I mentioned in a summer post, there was a major exhibit of Medieval Islamic Ceramics. So these designs celebrate some of the designs we saw there if not the glaze colors.

My friend Lizette, who is so excellent at this style of painted glaze, lays her glaze down flat and even. Her work is superb, but at this point, I don't think I am interested in that effect. I like the unevenness, although it certainly isn't where I want it to be yet.


I am going to post some other pics of pottery I gave for gifts this Christmas & birthdays later. So be forewarned ;-)

Comments

[rectangularcat]

Wow! You should put your head up high! Perfectly understandable reasons to use bisqueware for this application.

It would betruly annoying to have a beautiful cup that doesn't have a well fitting lid or that is just an itsy bit too tall/big to fit in those car cupholders!

[copper-oxide.livejournal.com]

I'm kind of kidding about hanging my head in shame ;-).
In addition, I'm not certain where I could find the lids that come with the bisqueware. I've tried making some out of clay and they aren't such a tight fit. So there is that too.

[whackychick.livejournal.com]

Those are pretty darn AWESOME!! Any chance you could hook a girl up? LOVE that a travel mug can not only be ceramic but also personalized! You create some amzingly awesome stuff. Wishing you and your family all the best this holiday season and in the upcoming year. Much love, Kathryn

[copper-oxide.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the good Holiday wishes.
I'd be happy to make you a travel mug of this sort.

[copper-oxide.livejournal.com]

If you are interested this is a good time for me to work on one.
Are there any decorations or details you would like on such a travel mug?

[katanubis.livejournal.com]

While I like your more medieval things better, it looks like you had a lot of fun. No shame in that. And I suspect that the recipients will be thrilled.

[copper-oxide.livejournal.com]

They were quite happy. I didn't post the photos earlier because my daughter is on LJ too.

[freewaydiva.livejournal.com]

Those are keen! If it makes you feel any better, the last two birthday cakes I've done were made with boxed mix. We can be ashamed together (but eat and drink pretty well...)

[copper-oxide.livejournal.com]

Heh, I use boxed cakes more often than I like to admit too. They still are yummy.

[freewaydiva.livejournal.com]

They get the job done. And if you soak them in boozy syrup no one cares anyway. ;)

[copper-oxide.livejournal.com]

Boooozy syrup :-)
I'm thinking happy thoughts of you.

[daedin.livejournal.com]

You just never fail to knock my socks off! And no hanging of head in shame...the bisque-ware is a perfectly serviceable and practical canvas for your lovely designs. Those? are Gorgeous!!

Loves to the kids from Auntie D :)

[copper-oxide.livejournal.com]

Thanks :-) & I'll pass the loves to the kids.
I really do like doing these. They are a different art form than pottery, just related via materials used.

[hroar.livejournal.com]

They look very nice...adn wile I think you were proabaly kidding, I dont think you whould be ashamed what so ever. Ther is NO such thing as cheating...what ever it takes to get the extression done is fair game.

[copper-oxide.livejournal.com]

Thanks,
Really, I feel happiest with my pottery, and most connected to my potter ancestors when I work from the ground up. It feels most like "my" work rather than 'fill in the blank' work.
But as I said, these are more two dimensional pieces than three dimensional because the emphasis was on the decoration rather than the form. The form was fairly easy to work with, but I would have liked a few changes in shape to fit my decorations. But this wasn't a big deal.

It was fun and I will do it again.

[hroar.livejournal.com]

I can certainly understand! Adn I am very glad maing this was so enjoyable, and wish to do them agin. Thats good!

[freewaydiva.livejournal.com]

It was fun and I will do it again.

Y'know...I'd love to come over and tinker on things like this (or real pottery, even)...I suppose the dead of winter isn't a great time, but maybe in the Spring? *looks hopeful* Maybe drag Darling Daughter and The McKay over with?

[copper-oxide.livejournal.com]

Yes! Lets do it!

[daedin.livejournal.com]

I can TOTALLY back that play...I'll even drive :)

[copper-oxide.livejournal.com]

Hooray!
This is going to be fun.
We just have to decide when.