SILT
The opening
Follow the line that holds the empty space.
A form worth
looking at.
Look at the forms
Clay keeps
a trace.
A rim that leans. A wall that catches light. A foot that lifts the whole form from the table.
Begin with what you can see, before looking for a name.
A line becomes
a vessel.
A simple coil study, read from the foot to the rim. Each layer gives the next one somewhere to sit.
Read the rim.
The wall
Notice where the volume gathers and where it narrows.
The foot
Find the small edge between the vessel and the surface.
A shape
for a pause.
An open bowl gathers space. A tall cylinder holds a line. Neither needs to become the other.
Surface,
without a label.
Look for a mark left by touch. Describe its direction, depth and rhythm. A picture can suggest a surface; it cannot tell you everything about the material.
Your
object card.
Let the form
stay open.
Are these vessels available to buy?
These are original visual studies for SILT. This collection does not offer products for sale.
Can I use the coil study as making instructions?
It is a way to observe a shape. It is not a firing schedule, construction guide or material safety specification.