Rachael McCallum's Unicorn Spew,

Rachael McCallum's UnicornSpew ~The online journal of Artness as-it-happens.


Tuesday 18 September 2012

I am struggling with different hanging methods as you may be able to tell from the varieties appearing. This piece, #6,  requires a chain to hang from or bolts into a wall. I am considering sewing this piece into a large cushion, but I am not certain. As it is now, I like the colours and composition, but something lacks. The edge is unfinished perhaps? the focus is the explostion of colour form the bottom left lump of glaze, and to make sure i dont lose colur, perhaps a grey or white lounge cushion would suffice? I think I will wait until the world serves me the perfect one...

Ceramic painting #6 (unframed) approximate dimensions; 35x30x3cm. Terracotta earthenware; glazes fired 1080.
 
Ceramic painting #4. approx 36x30x9cm. Stoneware clay fired to 1080.
This piece hangs on the wall and is made from combined thrown and discarded pieces of clay. The randomness when finding compositions like these lets me use colour to enhance the harmony in the forms.
Ceramic Painting #3, 29x 25x 13cm. Ceramic earthenware clay fired to 1080. 


#3 is one of my latest favourites.

Welcome to the Unicorn Spew Emporium,
The place where all good unicorn-voms come to rest.

 They are actually my semi-automated paintings. I make Ceramic Paintings from clay and glaze and I call them unicorn spew because they are a little bit colourful and magical. They paint themselves in the kiln with gravity and heat, so they aren't really abstract expressionist anythings. I also work with salt and acrylics and they too are magically grown in certain humidites. I find bright colours fun and exciting, especially when they do their own thing!