Ceramic Projects Scraffito

This bowl is 18 in diameter and was thrown from a terra cotta clay.

Ceramic projects scraffito.

The scraffito series from pratt larson is inspired by the ancient technique in which a surface layer is scratched to reveal a ground of contrasting color. As edwin atlee barber said. All scraffito tile may be ordered in either monochrome or hand painted polywash. No matter what effect you re after it is super fun to carve into an underglazed or slipped pot.

This collection was created by michael pratt in celebration of our 30th anniversary. The technique was revived and used within. No circle plates anymore. Apr 23 2020 explore jilltemp s board scraffito on pinterest.

Hispano moresque brasero deep dish from valencia spain 1400 ce. Making ceramic shoe making water font sgraffito in italian to scratch is a decorating pottery technique produced by applying layers of color or colors underglazes or colored slips to leather hard pottery and then scratching off parts of the layer s to create contrasting images patterns and texture and reveal the clay color underneath. You can never run out of designs when it comes to making a vase. The word sgraffito is derived from the italian word graffito a drawing or inscription made on a wall or other surface graffito also gave us the word graffiti.

Graffito is past participal of sgraffire which means to scratch so the word sgraffito basically means to scratch and create a graphic or an image. See more ideas about sgraffito pottery designs ceramic pottery. Sgraffito can be an impactful dramatic way of decorating pots like in kathy king s shown here or a more subtle way to add color or definition to a design see kristen pavelka s plate below. The pottery and porcelain of the united states.

15 different ceramic pottery designs and ideas. May 18 2019 this pin was discovered by 今村. Discover and save your own pins on pinterest. Even if the shape of the vase is the same you can experiment with different decorating patterns.

A white slip was then applied and designs carved using the sgraffito technique the brown and white part of this design being the sgraffito portion. These original designs were hand carved giving the lines a beautiful drawn quality rarely captured in ceramic tile. Raphael s painting workshop used scraffito to decorate palace facades in rome during the italian renaissance. Combined the tiles create gorgeous overall patterns.