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My current work explores the use of Majolica techniques (Majolica) and forms abstracted from their domestic context.
An ancient technique thought to have originated in the middle east and brought over the Mediterranean to Spain.
Potters found that by using tin in their glaze it became white and opaque when fired. A rich and smooth final finish could be achieved even with the poorest of coloured clays. It also allowed the potters to use bright and vibrant colours in their surface decorations.
My pots use the same basic techniques but have been multi-fired including gold and silver lustres, and use a simple narrative.
Background Information about John Cook Ceramics
The Fragments range of ceramics consists of both pots and tiles. I have been working for some time on the idea of gathering memories in the form of photographs paintings drawings and objects from my travels. These ideas have been incorporated into my tiles. They help form my memories a diary if you like. The multi-fired gazed tiles also incorporate ceramic decals made from drawings and photographs and are framed without glass in 3D frames.
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Coloured Bucket 005
$208,91