Properties & Qualities
Application
Art
Qualities
3D, Textured / tactile
Colour
Black, Brown, White
Sample Information
Date of creation
25/03/2023
Culture & Context
The pit firing tells a story of the land, a process of revisiting for the material and in memories. It emphasises connection between body and land through the physicality of digging the hole then the materiality of working with plaster and clay and natural materials.
Process & Production
After digging, plaster is poured into the hole and sets forming a cast and picking up the textured and details of the shape of the hole. The plaster is used as a mould to form the shape of the bowl. Clay is pressed onto the surface and then once dry the clay bowl is places back into the original hole and fired for a few hours. The hold is covered to trap the heat and the ceramic bowl is uncovered the next morning.
Credits
Craft Maker
Katie Nelis
Library Contributor
Katie Nelis
Photographer
Katie Nelis
Practitioner
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