Pottery Form w/ Scraffito Drawing
Sgraffito (Italian "to scratch") is a pottery technique of applying a layer of color (I use dark slip) to leather hard clay. Using white clay, when I scratch away the dark layer it reveals the white clay beneath. Images, patterns and negative/positive design comes alive. The technique is similar to my work with linoleum and wood block printing. Here are more of my scraffito vessel forms and "teapots".
"JOY" 12" x 8.5" x 8.5" gold luster
My teapots are sculptural with playful proportions.....made of white
stoneware and covered with dark slip. Lines are incised thru slip to the white clay. This is the Scraffito technique. |
"SET FREE" Black & brown slip 9
" x 8" x 8"
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"TERRACE CAFE" 16" x 7" x 7"
"TUMBLE" 14" x 7" x 7"
"MODERN RHYTHMS" 14" x 9.5" x 9.5"
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CAFE SERIES: Eating, drinking and cafe scenes became the theme for several teapots. Drawings came from sketches made during coffee and breakfast with Richard.
"CITY CAFE" 13" x 8" x 8"
"BOOGIE WOOGIE" 12" x 10.5" x 10.5"
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