Artist Information:
Jenny Silkstone
London,
United Kingdom
Member Since: Aug 2000
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Artist Statement:
My pots are made using the
ancient Japanese firing
process called raku. The
bodies are thrown, using
specially formulated clays
with enough porosity to handle
the inherent thermal shock
involved in the process. Pots
are heated to nearly 1000° C,
then removed from the kiln,
one by one. They are
immediately placed in a
container filled with a
combustible substance such as
sawdust or straw or paper, and
the lid is tightly fitted so
that a reduction atmosphere is
formed, starving the glazes of
oxygen. The glaze formulas
include metallic oxides and
materials that cause glaze
shrinkage which yield the
crackle patterns, or cause the
metals to change into a
rainbow of different colors.
Each pot has it's own
personality because the heat,
flames and shapes are always
different. All my pots are
hand thrown and altered and
are only kept when the results
are acceptable to me.
I particularly enjoy the
surfaces of my work, whether
it be raku, paper clay or
volcanic glazes. During the
raku process, foraging about
in the hot sawdust bucket,
half choking from the smoke, I
feel like an excited child
taking a turn with the lucky
dip at a party. I never ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
Candid Arts, Islington,London
UK, June 2000
City and Islington College,
Group Show, London UK, June
2000
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Jenny Silkstone's Free Artist Portfolio
| Welcome to Jenny Silkstone's Portfolio. Browse Silkstone's body of work: My pots are made using the ancient Japanese firing process called raku. The bodies are thrown, using specially formulated clays with enough porosity to handle the inherent thermal shock involved in the process. Pots are heated to nearly 1000° C, then removed from the kiln, one by one. They are immediately placed in a container filled with a combustible substance such as sawdust or straw or paper, and the lid is tightly fitted so that a reduction atmosphere is formed, starving the glazes of oxygen. The glaze formulas include metallic oxides and materials that cause glaze shrinkage which yield the ... |
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