Stein
Description
Evelyn Ward started off working as a graphic designer but always felt like she was creating for someone else, not for herself. Evelyn had a background in printmaking from school but wasn’t sure how that could pay the bills. So, she juggled graphic designing part-time and making pottery part-time. With time, she saw a glimmer of a chance to earn a living from pottery, and she bravely embraced it. Now, she couldn’t be happier with her decision!
Artist’s Statement
I’m currently working with dark stoneware clay because I love the rich color of the clay body and wanted to have some areas of bare clay showing through on the surfaces of the pots. Using a printing technique called mono-printing, I cut out a design from pieces of paper and coat them with colored slip. Once the slip has dried a little, I put it on the pot, paper and all. When the slip has adhered to the pot, I pull the paper off to reveal the design. Not all of the slip always sticks, leaving the surface with an imperfect texture.
I love those imperfections, the clean lines, and the printed quality this process produces. I started out as a printmaker and have always gravitated to the qualities of hand-printed images, and this process is really suggestive of that.
- Artist: Evelyn Ward Pottery
- American Made in Hurdle Mills, NC
- Stoneware stein
- Monoprint slip transfer
- Dimensions: 6″ H x 6″ W x 4.5″ D
$80.00
2 in stock
