Rachael McCallum's Unicorn Spew,

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


Thursday 4 October 2012



This piece I made when I was just getting to know my boyfriend. Im not sure how Ithat is related to what it looks like now, but it is a personal milestone for me moving on from my old attitudes. He was with me when I made the form, when I was in a super great mood. I decided i needed to keep trying to clearly and simply communicate that I try to balance ceramic effects visually and this is what happened. The three string bars are framed by the two purple textured side ones. I love that chrome can make that exotic yellow, it is my favourite highlight :P it was thick enough to cover some of the texture and get darker in those areas. I think the composition really needed the dent and stripe at the bottom right. lucky really, it was an accident. This piece was also initially going to be glazed, and was made, sideways, but I like it how it is now. The spotted green panel steps out to meet us, hello!, but the chrome yellow is pushing back, - haha compete for my attention!