In keeping with the slip posts, illustrated is a
teabowl out of my last firing, it is porcelain with a thick porcelain slip over
it. The slip was applied with an old credit card that had been cut in half and
the front gently rounded; not exceptionally original, but effective none the
less. The pattern was first applied horizontally with three groups of three
swipes made vertically at a slight diagonal. The glaze on the bowl is an amber
ash glaze that has specks of debris locked into the surfaces adding another
dimension to it. Given the credit card application, I think the surface has
come out rather casual and with just the right amount of gesture, in hand, the
raised slip adds another layer of interest to the bowl.
"Originality is simply a pair of fresh eyes." Thomas Wentworth Higginson (1823-1911)
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