Craig Underhill
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I prefer the softer surface that is achieved by using my hands to make a slab, as opposed to the harder and flatter finish achieved with a slab roller.
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Texture added to the soft slab of clay.
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Simple wooden tools are used to draw lines into the leatherhard surface.
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Coloured engobe is used like paint to create the surface imagery.
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Cutting shapes from a slab ready to assemble into vessel forms.
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Pressure is applied with my fingers to make the joins secure.
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The vessel form is built up using sections of clay.
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A slab of clay is made bigger by throwing and stretching.
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I generally work on a group of 4 or 5 pieces at the same time.
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Finished work emerging from the studio clutter.
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A studio still life.
Studio Photographs by Jo Underhill