'Would you like some entropy with that?"
Ceramic effects are a direct result of chemistry and the physics of the universe, and to harness them 'in a way' that displays their awe is my goal. It is 'the way' that is particularly important- through entropic means.
Ceramic is like hyper-painting. The palette is the universe of physical rules and the elements in the periodic table. The colours can be brighter (than paint, and even brighter when wet). The shapes can be organic, rectilinear, deep, shallow, heavy, light, depending on my engineering. But this freedom comes at a cost- The variables of the process (ie the weather, time, air quality, material purity) contribute so strongly to the final product that to have a intended result is absurd. That would be like on the day of your child's conception deciding their career. And so, I have decided to allow the kiln's processes to be a major contributing factor to the result of the work by not meticulously controlling the process. W
The chaos of this world screams "nothing is guaranteed", and neither are my paintings. But the ones that are exceptionally lucky in their making process and chemistry need to be shared with the world.
The ceramics have no intended link to the tradition of ceramics, but use the materials' plasticity to re-approach painting. The tell-tale marks of gravity and stress are evident in the flow directions of the glaze, which proves nature is better at painting than I am.
Happy Accidents!
