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Love in 2009/愛在2009

Monday, January 12th, 2009

最近實在太冷了,我卻仍然忙得馬不停蹄。
馬上要離開上海、去福建幾天、然後囘臺灣過年;
這套2009年度的情人節對杯,現在先推出。

我每年會做出一套情人對杯,每組的數量則要看燒窯的成功率來決定。

今年這套,是豹紋組合,靈感來自于一次在07年春末和女友S的對話。

這組杯子的外頭和盤子,使用的是黑色無光’熔岩‘肌理釉葯,對溫度要求相對敏感,杯上的肌理不明顯,盤子的邊緣處比較充分表現。

杯子的裏面分別是金橘/黑,和金棕/白的組合雙層豹紋釉;
施釉需分多次多道手續,對坯體和釉水結合度的要求高。
釉葯内含多種貴金屬,成效令人滿意。

和從前一樣,分別有小杯(125ml)帶托盤的四件套,另有大杯(300ml)的兩件套。
兩件套因杯身較高,杯底的氣氛不足,裏釉不易表現,成套數相對少。

製作的過程和故事本應娓娓而道,但S已經特別交代故事對話不可聲張,而我也忙得腦袋打結,所以不多說。

請各位看圖識物,並預祝大家有個美好的情人節。

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I make couple(pair) cup set each year to celebrate Valentine’s Day with you. This year its the ‘Leopard Love’.

Its a perfect gift to express your love with passion, or, to reheat it!!

This couple cup set is included 2 cups and 2 saucers <4 pcs in total.>
approx. 125ml each cup

They are wheel thrown and fired with special color glazes. I have done more than 30 time-trials to get this glaze recipe and I am pretty happy with the result.

outside and on the plate : mat black glaze with ‘lava’ style texture. Especially on the rim of the plate, the irregular lava texture has shown more.

inside of the cups: ‘Leopard pattern’ (orange/black tone)(golden white/brown tone) The glaze has included some noble metals, and I think its worthy. :)

* Lead free.
* Microwave & wash-machine safe.
* Please don’t use on the oven top.

Amoeba~

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

A girlfriend claimed that she just couldn’t appreciate the under-glazing (釉下彩) or high fire color glazing(高溫顔色釉) ceramics.

‘Why don’t you play with some colors, patterns or over-glazing (釉上彩) decoration?’ she asked.
‘Because its very simple, stable, and not much challenge of crafting.’ I said.

Yet one day I was done drawing on a major project (which has been failed for n times.) and wandering around with my pen & sketchbook… It came to me that maybe simple color, pattern, or over-glazing are a lack of craftsmanship; but craftsmanship is not necessary the only thing to create sweet objects or having fun.

So here goes the pattern.
high fire (1320C) for mat white glaze;
2nd fire 800C for the colors.

I only made few pieces for fun.
And it’s a great pleasure to share some creating processes with you :)

冬至/gingerbread

Sunday, December 21st, 2008

冬至日。
今年冬至氣氛別樣,比去年多些蕭條。

冬至雨,元旦晴;
不曉得早晨微雨又泥髒的陰灰上海,是否為來年埋下將晴的伏筆?

昨夜從老西門回家,路上的燒烤小攤旁圍繞宵夜散客,炭烤氣味撲到臉上。其實不冷,我卻將臉更深的埋到圍巾裏;回頭望向那個透出白色燈光的窗口,窗内人情緒翻騰,將度過幾個難眠的夜。

回家已不早,E仍漏夜拎來蛋餃,等在約好的路口交給我,交待今天煎熱吃。E說 ” 這讓你來年豐收,我花一整天包的,不要嫌棄。知道你不愛吃肉,裏頭多素菜,也沒加味精。”

我來不及謝,十字路口的交通燈一下子轉綠。
她拍拍我“趕緊回去吧,冷。我也走了。”
手中一盒蛋餃妥善包在布裏,布還暖,留有E的溫度。

約她碰面的那路口風大,我到得遲,她頭髮都亂了。
見E過馬路的身影,很後悔自己缺考量。

這周確實比往常更疲倦更忙碌;
舒緩的bossa nova和comfort food 在陰鬱的冬至裏令人感到平靜,於是能夠從快板行腳中找到換氣的小v。

早晨弟弟穿著明快粉紅毛衫,靠在黃色沙發上和我吃brunch。或許因爲音樂和食物的香氣,窗外那片因濃塵而呈現低飽和度城市風景,顯得像這不安定的一年沉澱出的紀錄片海報。

見弟弟端咖啡坐在我對面,顔色好看,就拿卡片機拍下來。

這杯子是為驅寒預備的暖色調;
創作時腦袋裏想象的畫面,是穿著柔軟毛衣的男孩女孩,將腳隨意擱在泛舊色的沙發上,女孩頭上有粗織的毛綫帽,腳上或許隨意搭著印第安花紋的毯子,男孩不怕冷,但也將穿灰色襪子的腳放到毯子下和女孩取暖。他們手上各自捧一杯熱甜酒或是咖啡,很愉快的聊天,男孩或許會因爲笑得開心,將杯子裏的飲料不小心撒到抱在肚子前的靠墊上…

杯形、泥料和小小房子切色的決定,都是預先在幾次手稿裏修改確定下來的。

杯子把手的形狀也是,但本來的設計並非手擀成條、成型、乾接,而是扁形寬片的。試作出來,覺得手感不對,這麽小的杯子用細陶泥應該更溫潤,所以又嘗試兩種把手,選出比較滿意的這個。

試釉時,亮黃透底色泥料的”薑黃”(ginger)一下子就調出來了,透明度很好;

但是含藍的”姜餅“(gingerbread)釉卻很麻煩。
裏面的鈷不知何故相當不穩定,不僅有平常近火離火處的問題,還容易四壁高差。調整比例是1%、1%的增減….

最後開窯時分別成功二十餘個那麽多,我們都高興,就煮來熱姜茶,用變形厲害的幾個分著喝,覺著甜姜味似乎更香。心理作用呢。

太仔細分享創作的過程還不習慣;
但朋友們因爲更理解創作過程、而能和我有更深入的交流,這令我感到很應該這麽做。時間雖然不怎麽允許在網路上停留這麽長,但我會盡量的。

祝願冬至好 珍重待春風


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