{"id":783,"date":"2012-08-18T16:00:28","date_gmt":"2012-08-18T22:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/?p=783"},"modified":"2012-08-17T10:45:37","modified_gmt":"2012-08-17T16:45:37","slug":"outside-inspiration-cutting-in-clay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/outside-inspiration-cutting-in-clay\/","title":{"rendered":"Outside Inspiration: Cutting in Clay"},"content":{"rendered":"

Okay so I usually do the Outside Inspiration posts on Fridays but we’ve been thrown off this week with the launch of The Polymer Arts<\/a> latest issue. We know polymer can be manipulated very much like other clays. So …. who wants to try this?<\/p>\n

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This is porcelain created by the very talented Jennifer McCurdy<\/a>. It is altered and carved, pushing the limits of porcelain’s ability to hold up structurally. But wow, is it gorgeous. She also gilds it on the inside … not the outside … inviting the viewer to consider the interior and allowing it to contrast with the white exterior. Very intriguing look.<\/p>\n

I’m thinking that in polymer, it might work best if baked first. Or carved and smoothed while on a form. In any case, it’d be some serious work but with some serious rewards.<\/p>\n

If this inspires anyone to try this kind of thing, send me images.<\/p>\n

You can see a video on her technique on the Ceramic Arts Daily<\/a> website. Also check out the wonderful photos of her work embedded into natural settings like the beach on her home page<\/a> (it’s a slide show so wait for the change over in images) and rivers on her collection page<\/a>. She has some really beautiful photos that are works of art themselves. So do take a moment to check them out.<\/p>\n

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