Victoria Thompson Ceramics

Including ceramicists: Jim Malone Shoji Hamada Phil Rogers Ken Matsuzaki Charlie Collier Lisa Hammond Jean-Nicolas Gérard Mike Dodd Anne Mette Hjortshøj Nic Collins Roelof Uys Matt Foster Lucie Rie Mick Casson Jennifer Lee Robin Welch Rachel Wood Richard Long Karen Howarth Richard Batterham Zeba Imam

Side one of this two-sided tile was made from porcelain paperclay with three coats of Parian slip applied to the surface. The X motifs were created using stencils, over which a cobalt carbonate slip was applied. Indented dots were made by firmly pressing a wooden block coated in black slip into the clay. A sponge bird and sponge triangle motifs were added using yellow slip, while bubble wrap painted with black slip was pressed onto the upper section of the tile over carved m

I was excited this week to see the firing results from some larger test tiles that I made a couple of weeks ago. Overall, I am very pleased with the results. The pieces demonstrate a stronger sense of cohesion and intention than some of my previous work, and the firing has revealed a number of qualities that I find particularly successful. I will discuss each piece individually below. The first test tile combines a range of surface decoration techniques, including stencilling