Meeting Ceramic Sculpture by Eleanor Bartleman

Meeting porcelain scene by Eleanor Bartleman.

“My work is handmade from porcelain clay which is a fine, white clay which has a lovely bone like quality when high fired. It’s good for detail and colours applied to it fire up vibrant and intense. The work is mostly handmodelled although occasionally I use my own moulds to press out basic shapes and sprig moulds to create surface patterns and texture.

The work is decorated with incised patterns, coloured slips, stains and underglazes. Pearls are handrolled and diamonds and stars are cut out and applied to create a decorative jewel like effect.

The work is fired in an electric kiln and goes through three firings. The bisque firing is to 1040°C, after which I apply transparent glaze to selected parts of the work. The second firing is the high firing of 1260°C, during which the work is supported by props and purpose made porcelain ‘scaffolding’ to prevent warping and slumping.

Lustres and gold are then applied after which the work undergoes its final firing of 780°C.”

Approximately 15 x 16.5cm

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