A really productive session; spent all day in the plaster workshop; demonstrations from Rosa on press moulds for creating shallow relief surfaces, and 2 piece moulds for slip casting and press moulding 3D forms in clay. Had done some mould making before but it was great to refresh my memory and consider how these techniques could relate to my project. I think that there is much more scope here to achieve the sort of detail and qualities of finish that I am after. Although I do still want to investigate casting in metal, developing my ideas in plaster and porcelain will give me more control and allow me to work with greater precision.
I do find the whiteness of the plaster very beautiful. I'm also starting to think about reflected colour (this relates to Robert Rauchenburg; white paintings shown at Eleanor Wards Stable Gallery in 1953. Need to talk about this in more detail) How could reflected colour be used to temporarily change the appearance of an object/sculpture An interplay between existing colour/ textural qualities and reflected light. Need to look into this further.
Anyway, have made my own press moulds and need to find something suitable for the two piece mould.
Rosa suggested some ceramacists/shows to look at:
Steve Dixon
http://www.artdes.mmu.ac.uk/profile/sdixon/projects
Grayson Perry
http://www.victoria-miro.com/artists/_12/
Carol McNicoll
http://www.caa.org.uk/exhibitions/exhibition-archive/2008/cup/carol-mcnicoll.html
The Shape of Things; Bristol
http://www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/content/Leisure-Culture/Museums-Galleries/coming-soon---the-shape-of-things-.en
Ceramics Biennial Stoke on Trent
http://www.stokeceramicsfestival.co.uk/stories/959-welcome
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