John Fazzino on wed 16 dec 98
Hi gang,
I recently read a little about this process where you put down some slip, draw
through it, then put down another layer of slip in a different color and draw
through that. I assume this can go on with several layers. Then at last you
remove by scaping or sanding all the layers of slip except the last one.
Supposedly one is left with a pattern of the lines you drew with all the
colors showing. Does anyone have info on this process, or can point me in a
direction of where to find some. I believe an Italian artist is famous for
this process. Thanks
John Fazzino, Providence
Chris Huske on thu 17 dec 98
I don't see how that process can work - unless you make your designs in the =
wet
clay before you apply the colored slips. Then as you sand the excess off =
the
dry clay you will see the design.
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From: John Fazzino =5BSMTP:JQGardens=40aol.com=5D
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Subject: Drawing patterns through colored slips
----------------------------Original message----------------------------
Hi gang,
I recently read a little about this process where you put down some slip, =
draw
through it, then put down another layer of slip in a different color and =
draw
through that. I assume this can go on with several layers. Then at last =
you
remove by scaping or sanding all the layers of slip except the last one.
Supposedly one is left with a pattern of the lines you drew with all the
colors showing. Does anyone have info on this process, or can point me in a
direction of where to find some. I believe an Italian artist is famous for
this process. Thanks
John Fazzino, Providence
Ross Hartman on fri 18 dec 98
John;
If I understand your post correctly, I believe the technique or process you are
inquiring about is called _sgrafitto_ decorating.
There is a brief but informative section in the book entitled 'Slipware' by John
Pollex. He illustrates it with a work in progress (photographs) with one close-u
view, lists the various tools, see pages 63..70. It is a book in a series of
small books by Ceramic Skillbooks. I believe these were all originally published
in the U.K.
The U.S. publisher is/was Watson-Guptill Publications, NY,NY.
UK ISBN 0 273 01185 5 (hard cover)
UK ISBN 0 273 01188 X (paperback)
US ISBN 8230-4857-8
This book was originally published in 1979 but I bought my copy about 1985 or 86
I am pretty sure I have seen it since in the showrooms of clay suppliers. Perhap
an inter-library loan if it is no longer in print?
HTH..
L8R/Ross
John Fazzino wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Hi gang,
>
> I recently read a little about this process where you put down some slip, draw
> through it, then put down another layer of slip in a different color and draw
> through that. I assume this can go on with several layers. Then at last you
> remove by scaping or sanding all the layers of slip except the last one.
> Supposedly one is left with a pattern of the lines you drew with all the
> colors showing. Does anyone have info on this process, or can point me in a
> direction of where to find some. I believe an Italian artist is famous for
> this process. Thanks
>
> John Fazzino, Providence
Carol Seidman on fri 18 dec 98
The description for the process was a little confusing, I understood it
to work like this: If you take a leather hard clay surface in a light
colored clay, etch a design, say a tick-tack-toe grid. Fill the lines
with a dark colored slip, then etch the X marks and fill it with blue
slip, etch the O marks, green slip. Scrape off all the extra slip until
you're down to the original clay with the filled in multi-color design.
Hope I'm on the right track. Carol Seidman
Beth Yeatman Spindler on fri 18 dec 98
It is called MISHIMA.....you draw/carve on the clay.....completely cover it
with slip ...wait for it to dry...and then take a flexible rib or whatever
will scrape well......and then go over the place where you made your
design.......nice technique....but starting out with it designs tend to
blur....it definitely takes practice....so don't get discouraged if you don't
have terrific results the first few times......:)
Beth in VA
John Fazzino on sun 20 dec 98
In a message dated 12/18/98 1:48:47 PM, cseidman@home.com writes:
<<
The description for the process was a little confusing, I understood it
to work like this: If you take a leather hard clay surface in a light
colored clay, etch a design, say a tick-tack-toe grid. Fill the lines
with a dark colored slip, then etch the X marks and fill it with blue
slip, etch the O marks, green slip. Scrape off all the extra slip until
you're down to the original clay with the filled in multi-color design.
Hope I'm on the right track. Carol Seidman>>
Yes that's right, or to the first layer of slip. It's not Mishima, but
something else. John Fazzino
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