About my work
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The beauty of imperfection.Sometimes I find a shard in the ground or some other object affected by sand and water. Rusted, discolored. I really like that atmosphere, that imperfection. I immediately wonder: where does it come from? How old is it? You can find some photos in 'inspiration' I want that atmosphere to be reflected in my work. In my search for suitable firing techniques I ended up with saggar firing. I can influence this firing technique, but not control it. The imperfection can be seen in the random patterns and colors. In my newer work I break the works after firing the bisque fire and fire them loose in the saggar. Then I put them back together. This creates random patterns. |
Wabi-sabi
- Wabi Sabi, the art of imperfection
- Yoeke Nagel in Libelle
- Wabi-Sabi: For Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers, by Leonard Koren (book)