slip-cast in porcelain

I have been working on the wheel for a quite while now since my studio mate let me use her wheel. It's a very therapeutic process and I love it! For upcoming shows I will be showing those that I made in dark colour clay. I hope you'll like it!

At the same time I started working back in porcelain for a commission work. These are prototypes made in slip-casting. Slip-casting is a way to repeat the same shape. We pour liquid clay into a plaster mould and let it absorb some water from the clay. When it builds up enough clay on the wall we pour the excess liquid out. This way we get the shape of the mould, hollow inside. It's so refreshing to go back to another process as well!

最近は、ロクロ成形がメインなのだが、特別注文のため、鋳込み成形も始めた。これは試作品。もう少し修正が必要。
鋳込みとは、石膏で作った型に液体の粘土を流し込み、型に水分を吸い込ませ、十分な厚みの粘土の壁ができたところで、余分の液体を注ぎ出すという方法。大量生産の分野ではよく使われている技だけれども、型作りが煩雑なのと（面白いけれども、石膏のゴミが大変！）、一度型が出来上がってしまうと、成形自体が単調なのもあって、しばらく遠ざかっていた。
久しぶりに作ってみると、それはそれでまた楽しい。うまいこと、できあがりますように！