Kate Macdowell

Kate Macdowell is a very inspiring ceramic artist working in porcelain.  Her work is painstakingly detailed, rendering imagery that comments on genetic modification and other controversial biological concepts.

Here is a video of mixed media artist John Casey using the scraffito slip technique to add illustrative details to his ceramic sculpture.

On his website he has some interesting illustrations and mixed media sculptures.

Pots In Action

Pots In Action

Pots in Action is an on-going community project that documents how Ayumi Horie's pots are being used and interacted with in daily life. 

Ceramic Sculpture/Installation

Here are some images of ceramic sculptures where the artists used multiple molds or repeated one form.

Jeremy Hatch

Eva Hild

Wendy Walgate

Lei Xue

Rachael Kroeker

Erica Gohdes

Gregory Euclide is an inspiring mixed media artist who creates sculptural relief paintings.  He also does installations in the landscape. 

Artist Jason deCaires Taylor has made some of the most hauntingly beautiful sculptures I have ever scene, in a post apocolyptic way that is.

http://www.underwatersculpture.com/

Industrial Slip Casting Process

What ceramic object is most commonly used in your daily life?  Watch this video and you will never think of ceramics the same way again...

Multiples Project

The new ceramic multiples project opens a lot of possibilities for sculpture.

The image below shows a detailed slip cast sculpture which is multiplied and wall mounted to create a large installation.

 “Little Boxes” 2010 (edition of 3) 5 by 12 by 12 inches Slip cast under glazed ceramic, LED panel, glass1,500

http://www.eileenbrazielfinearts.com/pages/art%20work%20available%20LED%20exhibit.htm

Giant Porcelain Rabbit of Jingdezhen

 To celebrate the new year, Jingdezhen has constructed a giant porcelain rabbit composed of 30,000 pieces. This closed form sculpture made from multiple plates shows how a modular unit can be repeated to create a large scale sculpture.

This wall hanging is a mixed media sculpture made by Jon Rappleye.

http://jonrappleye.blogspot.com/p/sculpture-and-installations.html

Night 
Papier-Mache, cast vitreous China, wood, acrylic paint
43"x36"x8.5"
2009 

 These ceramic house forms were repeated to create a powerful sculpture.

Slip-Casting Factory Style

This you-tube video shows the industrial process of large scale slip-casting production.

Advanced Mold-Making

This video shows some extremely advanced slip-casting.

Mold-Making

It's time to start mold-making in the ceramic studio!  Are you wondering how to make a mold of your wheel thrown cup?