Sunday, December 6, 2015

Nerikomi Test Tile

Nerikomi test tile
4.x 5 inches

Nerikomi test tile fresh out of the kiln. This is a tile I made to experiment with nerikomi. To combine two different colored clays as one. I rolled out a small piece of white stoneware. Next I rolled out a thin piece of dark brown stoneware and placed the brown stoneware on top of the white stoneware clay and rolled it into the white clay. Then a coiled some thin pieces of white stoneware which I placed on top of the dark brown stoneware in a loose tree form. 

Lastly I added a dark brown moon above the symbolic mountains with trees. Lastly I crumpled newspaper and rolled the newspapers onto the whole tile to create some creases to simulate an overall rustic look. For the glaze fire I used a pale green celadon glaze. I am happy with the results.Thanks for reading and for all your comments.

8 comments:

  1. Hi Suzi, thanks, I was surprised that the two clays didn't separate. now I wish I had more, te he, will have to try it with some other clays.

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  2. How exciting, I love that technique!

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    1. Hi Cathy, thanks, not very hard to to either, I really rolled the clays well, they must have had the same shrinkage rate or close to it.

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  3. An almost Japanese effect. Stunning.

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    1. Hi Elephant's Child, thanks, It does have that Japanese feel to it.

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  4. Very nice! Make more!!!!
    We have a friend in NH that works almost exclusively in that style. Not only does she make beautiful pots out of it, but jewelry as well. She did a demo at NH Institute of Art when I was a student... I was amazed, watching her work.

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  5. Hi Michele, thanks, I think this is the third time I am responding to your comment, things are disappearing all the time. ugh I might have seen her demo and been inspired by it, did she also do it on Ceramics Monthly, that may be where I saw it.

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