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The Volcanic dish is part of the Transience collection which reveals my interest in ancient objects from archaeological findings whether unearthed from deserts or dredged from the depths of the oceans. Some are based on articles of Babylonian origin which I have observed and studied from many museums around the world. The objects are both contemporary and ancient. They combine different cultures seemingly holding within them precious oils and ancient wines. The rounder forms are witness of the pleasure and serenity felt during their creation. The partial and crackled forms demonstrate an ephemeral beauty,fragility and evanescent nature of life. The Volcanic Dish, so named due to the pumice like volcanic textured effect, created by the experimental technique of using a particular slip and glaze to react together to form this original blistered surface. It is made from stoneware clays rolled very finely as possible but still withstanding the high temperatures and pressures of the high-firing process. It is then torn delicately and reconstructed to form the dish. It 's then fired twice in an electric kiln the initial biscuit firing to 1000c and final stoneware firing to 1260c. This makes the piece vitrified and therefore waterproof and also gives it a tensile strength. The high fired Turquoise glaze trailed over a slip when fired high gives the piece a textured volcanic effect on top and the underside of the dish is decorated using variety of different chemical compounds and glaze and is finished with a light touch of 23.5K gold leaf decoration. I have decorated both the top and underside of the dish so that it is possible to be displayed on a plate stand if desired and both sides can be appreciated as two distinct works of art. These pieces relates to the fragility and vulnerability of all things which are subject to the laws of nature. It depicts items that may have had a past life in Temples and Palaces of the ancient world and now uncovered by archaeology as remains immortalising beauty in its new setting. Volcanic Dish I -Pumice This sculptured piece is hand formed and is a unique work of art, inspired after a snorkelling trip around the Azure blue waters off the Greek Island of Paros in 2016. It is decorated on both sides. The top has a tactile sculptured Volcanic effect produce by the reactions of different chemical compounds used. The edge touched with 23.5K gold leaf. It can be displayed flat on a surface or on a plate stand. This light and eye catching piece with it's timeless beauty would easily transform any space into an elegant fashionable interior. This item is waterproof so can be cleaned with water to remove any dirt or dust. Although fired to 1260c making it strong, it is made of finely rolled clay, which makes it very light.
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2017
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Manjula Muir
United Kingdom
I was born in Paddington, London, but spent my formative years in Sri lanka and returned to the UK with my family when I was 7. The unspoilt nature that was the Garden of Eden which I remember as my playground at our home in Sri Lanka has left a lasting influence on me. I grew up in the 70's and 80's in Essex with my family and graduated from the University of Dundee. After initially following a career as an accountant, in 2003 I embarked on my long term passion for art and creativity that I had since childhood. Although I am largely self taught, I studied further into ceramics at the University of Hertfordshire in 2008 and City Lit London in 2014 and picked up skills from studio potters here in the UK, as well as in Sri Lanka, Nepal and Japan. My mum was a dressmaker and designer and I have fond memories of my preschool years spent at her dressmaking school playing with her students and the colourful fabrics, which was my initial introduction to creativity. I also remember being encouraged to make the toys we played with from coconut shells and all matter of plant materials found/that fell from the trees in our garden in Sri lanka by my nanny. My love of ceramics eventually took me to Japan in 2003 to observe the various ceramic techniques and works of the famous potter Soji Hamada in Mashiko. There I acquired the techniques and confidence of working with different materials, which enabled various forms of expression. My work consists of unique and original handmade pieces made from stoneware and porcelain clay. I fire my work in an electric kiln in my studio. The first firing is to 1000c and the final stoneware firing is usually from 1260c to 1300c. I use stoneware clay as it fires high, which enables it to be waterproof, and has a strength and durability that I like, and compliments the experimental way in which I work, pushing the materials to their limits. I use various techniques and surface decoration to create the illusion of age and decay through the passage of time. Some of the pieces are decorated by glazes that I have made from raw materials found within my local surroundings and the body of some items has within them the clay from the soil in my garden in Hertfordshire. In using the same methods and materials as the ancient masters and manipulating the medium in this way it gives me a unique perspective and insight into the world of the forgotten craftsman of a bygone age.
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