Illustrated
is a large thrown black and white slipware plate with a trio of slipware pots
decorating the surface. All three of the slip pots are pieces that I actually
make though it was far easier to slip them on to the surface of the plate than
to make them in three dimensions. The plate was about 24" across and
thrown out of my terra cotta on to which the black and white slips were applied
and then a clear glaze once bisque. I like making slipware as I have mentioned
before, there is no real room for hesitation, it is direct and creates a vivid
and dimensional decoration. The real bonus of the slipware pots is that once
decorated, they just need to dry, bisque and get glazed, a bit easier than some
of the processes needed to get other pots completed and in this particular case
I get three pots and a plate finished all at the same time.
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