STAR FISH PIE DISH

© The Artist

STAR FISH PIE DISH 1992

Kate Malone (1959 – )

Details

Dimension
DIAMETER 43 CM
Media
STONEWARE, DECORATED WITH COLOURED GLAZES
Accession number
P6003

Summary

For some time in the late 1980s/early 1990s Malone’s ceramics were based on the many varied aspects of the sea: shells, coral, fishes, waves and colours, before her interest turned to fruits and vegetables. The work was formed from coiling and hand modelling and has had multiple glaze firing: in and out of the kiln 16 times. When the vessel reached the top temperature, the heat is held so that the glazes melt and move over the form.

Glossary

  • Ceramics

    Clay based products produced from non-metallic material and fired at high temperature. The term covers all objects made of fired clay, including earthenware, porcelain, stoneware and terra cotta.

  • Coiling

    A method of building up pots by hand using ropes of clay.

  • Glaze

    Vitreous coatings applied to pottery to make objects watertight and as a form of decoration. Also a glaze can be a thin, translucent or transparent coating applied to the surface of a painting to modify the colour tones. Glazes may also be applied on top of one another as a means of creating a sense of depth and translucency.