Relief Printed Ceramic Vessels
Taking the process of relief printing onto slabs of clay into three dimensions whilst trying to preserve the delicate design on the surface of the clay which can be easily damaged when handling the slabs. The vessels reflect the curving hillsides around Derbyshire and are decorated with imagery of familiar but elusive British wildlife. I use combinations of slips, oxides and underglaze with a transparent glaze to highlight some areas and to turn the metallic brown of the copper slip to green.
Andrea Leigh Ceramics and Print
Matlock, England
Owl and Autumn Leaves Earthenware Vessel, Andrea LeighEarthenware, low relief textured vessel decorated with slips, oxides and transparent glaze. The wildlife imagery is taken from drawings looking down across the Derwent valley.
Owl and Autumn Leaves Vessel, Andrea LeighA close up of the earthenware owl vessel showing the low relief texture.
Hare and Daffodils Ceramic Vessel, Andrea LeighA close up of the earthenware hare and daffodils vessel showing the low relief in more detail.
Hare and daffodils ceramic vessel, Andrea LeighA relief printed earthenware vessel with slip decoration and touches of transparent glaze.