In the Pink Cup

Description

Handmade using white or terracotta earthenware clay, decorated with coloured engobe slips and oxides and finished using a glossy glaze. For purely decorative pieces areas may be left unglazed and finished with a wax. I work in small batches mixing the colours as I go, therefore sets may vary slightly.

For this project I used white earthenware clay which I rolled out, cut and assembled. For the handle I rolled out a coil, pressed a pattern into it using a wooden stamp and shaped it to the desired shape and fit. To decorate I painted on bold shapes using different shades of pink and a red wash whilst utilising the creamy colour of the clay in the negative spaces. To finish off I used a honey coloured glossy glaze for the inside and a transparent gloss glaze for the outside.