British Council Collection
VASE 1985
Sasha Wardell (1956 – )
Details
- Dimension
- HEIGHT 10 CM
- Media
- BONE CHINA, WITH COLOURED DESIGN
- Accession number
- P5324
Summary
The pieces are slip cast bone-china, individually decorated. The models are turned on a then carved by hand to introduce twists and facets. Flatter shapes are achieved by running plaster onto surface before carving. The moulds are cast very thinly to enhance translucency then fired to 1260ºC. Some of the pieces are decorated before firing by means of stained slip sections laid into the mould prior to casting. Others are decorated using an air brush through a series of retreating masks and fired a second time. Finally they are polished by hand to achieve an eggshell finish.
Glossary
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Cast
To form material such as molten metal, liquid plaster or liquid plastic into a three-dimensional shape, by pouring into a mould. Also see Lost-wax casting.
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Slip
A mixture of clay and water mixed together to the consistency of single cream. Used with metal oxides to produce different colours for decoration and to dip pots for an overall coating. Slip can also be trailed, sponged, stencilled, poured and painted onto the pot; and for binding clay surfaces and casting.