"Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end." Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Monday, June 14, 2021
DOUBLE LAYERED NERIAGE (?)
I
decided to kick the neriage concept up a notch, well at least for me and how I
use it. The first step was to wedge black and white porcelains together and
then once that was done I added to thick bars of black to the wedged cone at
diagonals with as little wedging done as possible. I intentionally minimized
the centering process and just threw the clay to the desired shape as quickly
as possible and as you can see there is a finer pattern behind the bolder
(which if you look closely you can see inside the larger areas of black), black
pattern that stands in front creating a rather interesting overall effect. As I
am quick to point out, this isn't exactly rocket science though I do like the
contrast of fine and bold pattern circling the teabowl and I am not sure I have
seen this done before and thought it was a novel approach to add something else
to the neriage that I make from time to time. I should mention that I choose
black to add as a secondary addition because I was concerned that using a less
bold clay, the pattern from the rear would show through the top layer making
things more confusing than harmonious and at the end of the day, that makes for
a perfect outcome.
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