Key Words
sculpted bowl
Questions to ask
The title of this work is Large Bowl, but is it also a sculpture. Do you see it as a functional object or as a piece of art? Why?
Do a bit of research on Lorna Graves. What do you think might have inspired this piece of work?
The work looks both rustic and as if it has been carefully produced. How has the artist achieved this effect?
How this might inspire your work
Experiment with different ceramic glazes and glazing techniques on the same pot.
Take a pot that is ready to be glazed. Firstly dip part of the pot into fluid glaze for roughly three seconds. This method will give a smooth, even finish on the pot.
Secondly, apply ready-to-use glaze to the pot with a brush. Apply this glaze in varying thicknesses, and experiment with leaving brush marks on some areas of the pot. The best brushes for this are synthetic sables.
Finally, use a sponging technique to cover the unglazed areas. Use a fine-textured pottery sponge, either synthetic or natural. Then apply a decorative second layer of contrasting glaze with a very porous sponge. When the pot has been fired, the textures created by this sponge will show remarkable patterns on the pot.
Large Bowl, ceramic sculpture by Lorna Graves (1947-2006); monogram of the artist.
This sculpture takes the form of a tapered bowl and has been hand formed in earthenware and smoke-fired using a Raku technique. The surfaces are textured and hatched and there are two lead rings threaded through two square holes at the rim. The bottom of the bowl is dark grey, and the remainder is richly covered with a free application of glazes. Both the interior and the exterior has been glazed twice with copper, red and grey lustre on top of the turquoise and cream base.
Lorna Graves was born in Kendal in 1947. She was fascinated by structures of the land and studied earth sciences at London University in 1972. She trained as an artist in her late 20s at Cambridge College of Art and at Carlisle College of Art and Design. After this she worked full time as a painter and sculptor primarily in Cumbria.
There are these inscriptions on the exhibit:
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery collection, bequest of Lorna Graves 2007
Image © Judith Clarke
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