Barbara BrownCeramicsMy earliest memories are of experiences with animals and the natural world. My ceramic work reflects this lifelong passion and I try to give my sculptures life through their gestures and expression. |
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Claywork destined for the pitfire, gets burnished with polished stones until the clay surface is mirror-smooth. Once a firing is finished, I sometimes embellish the work with beads, feathers, twigs and other natural materials. |
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My
Raku work is fired in a special kiln until the glaze becomes molten,
then moved to a bed of pine needles or other combustibles and tightly
covered. Afterwords, the piece is immersed in water which completes
the process. The end result often has a crackled or coppery lustre
with The most important thing to me is my strong emotional response to the end result |
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