21.10.21
I created my vacuum-formed mould for my latex vessel and it's not completely work how I thought it would because of the small hole not allowing the latex dry as quickly as I would like. I also got back my bisque fired and glazed ceramics and the certain glazes worked amazingly like the 'Chameleon' and 'Wild Berry' but the 'Oriental Blue', 'Bottle Green' and 'Ivory Crackle' glazes weren't doing it for me visually. The bisque fired standing vessels are looking very interesting and I plan on experimenting with the thick wax and thick 'Chameleon' glazes on them next. Kazuhito Kawai is someone who uses interesting applications of glazes so I'm going to look into him as a reference point.
Because I wanted to get back into construction and sewing with my glove project I thought I'd also use the opportunity to work on following patterns so I brought the Jack Tar bucket bag pattern to work on as a side project that I may or may not involve in my work. I've begun to think of things I could potentially sell during the degree show and I want to create an edition of twenty to thirty standing vessel vases but I want to experiment with glazes to use for them. As I've started the process of bag making I want to sell a small edition of them as well if they go well.
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| Like A Virgin Kazuhito Kawai 2021 |
Kazuhito Kawai
Born in 1984 in Ibaraki, Japan. Kawai studied contemporary art at Chelsea College of Art in London (BA.HONS) Fine Art, 2007). After returning to Japan, he studied ceramics at the Ibaraki Prefecture College of Ceramics, graduating in 2018 with a BA (Hons) in Fine Art. He currently lives and works in Ibaraki Prefecture. After studying contemporary art, his encounter with the medium of ceramics was an experience that liberated his creativity and led him to a breakthrough. Characterised by dynamic colours and shapes, his ceramic works show various expressions of irregularity, ugliness, grotesqueness, and fragility, revealing the inner self brought out by the material in a multi-layered way. The piled up lumps of clay reflect the time axis of the dialogue between the clay and himself.
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| It's Britney, Bitch Kazuhito Kawai 2019 |