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Thou Art my Valentine is a press moulded piece
made from White Earthenware clay, which stands approximately 28cm high x 20cm
in diameter. It is carved with applied ceramic roses and hearts which
were made separately in a handmade press mould and attached to
the piece with slip. The piece has then been indented with pattern
and fired to 1160 c. Coloured glaze is
rubbed into the carving and wiped away, as well as being painted on to the
surface area before being fired to 1080c. Glass marbles have been dropped into
the base of this pot and they give a rich deep cracked glass depth to the
inside of this work. Coloured enamels,
gold lustre and mother-of-pearl lustres have then been applied to some
areas of the outside to give more definition and fired again to 800c. A final layer of paint has been added and
heated to a temperature of 150c to add metallic colours. When the glazing process has been completed, different
width wires have been wrapped around found objects threaded through
pierced areas of the rim of this piece. Nails are placed carefully inside the
work, metal hairclips, safety pins, press-studs, paper fasteners and
lengths of wire are glued to the surface of the piece as it is included in
the armoured series. Finally, a crown of barbed wire sits easily over the whole
piece. Inspired by the
dangerous nature of true love and romance, this piece explores the complexity
of being in love and all that this entails. The piece sits on three
curly feet and is named, signed and dated by the artist, made of
course during February 2008.
£250 |