Wabi Sabi pots

June 11, 2015 by Luiza Barroso

Wabi Sabi Neriage* pots. The two different clays (porcelain and red stoneware) have been mixed on the wheel then thrown together to form a colored cloudy effect. These pots have been made during my artistic residency in Japan at the Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park. I have been much inspired by the Wabi Sabi aesthetics, that values serendipity and the surprises we can get while working with a material. Some features of these pots are characteristic of the Wabi Sabi: visible […]

Categories: ceramics • Tags: ceramic, colored clay, neriage, porcelain, pot, red, stoneware, white

Nerikomi pots

December 10, 2014 by Luiza Barroso

  Nerikomi technique, with porcelain and red stoneware.  

Categories: ceramics • Tags: ceramic, design, neriage, nerikomi, porcelain, pot, stoneware

Sake bottle

December 10, 2014 by Luiza Barroso

  Wheel-thrown porcelain sake bottle and cup with cobalt stains. Made during my artistic residency at the Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park

Categories: ceramics • Tags: blue, bottle, ceramic, cobalt, cup, design, eau de vie, porcelain, sake bottle, stain

Porcelain treasure boxes

December 2, 2014 by Luiza Barroso

Porcelain treasure boxes created during my artistic residency at the Institute of Ceramic Studies in the Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park in Japan. December 2014. Wheel-thrown porcelain base and cobalt colored porcelain slip for the upper part.

Categories: ceramics • Tags: ceramics, cobalt, colored slip, japan, porcelain, treasure box, wheelthrowing

Matriochka bowls

July 21, 2014 by Luiza Barroso

  Porcelain stackable breakfast set inspired by the Russian matriochka dolls.

Categories: ceramics • Tags: breakfast set, ceramics, matriochka, porcelain, stackable, wheel throwing

Introduction to porcelain

April 11, 2013 by Luiza Barroso

In July 2012 I have taken a crash-course of introduction to porcelain. I have experimented with paper clay and slip casting. Here are the results of this love at first sight.   Series of casted bowls with a surface treatment through the use of lacquer, blowtorch, coffee grounds and liquid porcelain.   I have also experimented with the effects of the addition of seeds to the paper clay. When they are in the oven they explode creating some very interesting […]

Categories: ceramics • Tags: ceramics, paper clay, porcelain