Painted brick with engobes and leave resist

Experiment

Heritage

Reinvention

Research

Traditional

Use of engobes in red and white to decorate a traditionally made brick.

Material

Ceramic

Craft

Ceramics and pottery-making

General Technique

Surface modifying

Specific Technique

Engobe glazing

Properties & Qualities

Application

Art Architecture

Qualities

Opaque

Colour

Red White

Sample Information

Date of Creation

April 7, 2022

Dimensions

30cm x 12cm x 6cm

Process & Production

I used engobes (underglazes) in red and white to decorate a traditionally made brick. I wanted to use local flora as resists and ended up using a fig leaf.

The white and red engobes were painted onto the brick and some texture was scratched into the glaze.

Credits

Craft Maker

Charlott Rodgers

Photographer

Charlott Rodgers

Practitioner

Charlott Rodgers

I work in Glass and Ceramics, often combining the materials in a hot state during kiln firing or glassblowing.

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