Jan   byrne   ceramics
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my time capsule

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my time capsule
  is a coiled piece made from white St Thomas clay, which stands approximately 56cm high x 33cm wide.  The piece has then been indented with pattern and fired to 1160c.  Coloured glaze has been rubbed into the carving and wiped away, as well as being painted on to the surface area before being fired to 1080c. Coloured enamels, gold lustre, mother-of-pearl and transfer pictures have then been applied to some areas of the outside to give more definition then fired again to 800c.  A final layer of paint has been added and heated to a temperature of 150c to add a metallic raised effect.  When the glazing process has been completed a glass crystal knob has been attached to the lid. The inside has been crammed full of objects which are personal to the artist.
This is a living urn, the shape similar those which in the past have traditionally held ashes after cremation. This is an urn for the living which can contain treasured items which say something of a life lived. Around the sides of the piece are names of  significant people  and the lid has transfers of photographs of the artist throughout her life. It is a memory container for the artist and as such is not for sale but a similar one can be commissioned . Much as family bibles were passed down throughout the generations this can be tailor-made , a beautiful filing cabinet which retains a little bit more than pictures or words to remind us of what has passed. It stands on 3 decorated shells and is named and dated by the artist August 2010.
Commissions undertaken  Price £500.

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  • current work 2022
    • pea green be green 2022
    • flora, flora. flora 2022
    • oceans and sea pots 2022
    • eden and paradise lost 2022
    • education series 2021/22
    • the orb 2019
    • red clay rockets 2018
    • work 2017
    • the stoic 2017
    • endeavour 2017
    • pots about travel 2017
    • recycle, reuse, repair 2016
    • ponds and flies 2015
  • c.v. exhibitions and contact
    • exhibitions
    • contact
  • artwork by date
    • fine art >
      • other artwork
      • bone china >
        • slipcast domestic ware 2016