PROCESS
- I created a Sgraffito plate and in order to get my desired "plate" shape I molded clay onto a paper plate
- I smoothed down the clay with a sponge and metal Rib.
- Then I printed out a mandala design about the size of my plate.
- I then took a clear baking sheet and it placed it over the printed design and traced so my design would transfer onto the baking sheet.
- After that I took my clear baking sheet with the mandala design and placed it over my plate. By using take a needle tool I carved the designs into my plate. (once the plate was leather hard)
- finally I painted the surface of the plate black and waited for it to dry.
- Once the plate dried I used another needle tool to scrape the paint off where my design was white, where my design was black I left alone.
- I continued scraping until I finished my design.
INSPIRATION
Sgraffito's are usually 50% black and 50% white . . . hmmm . . . just like a yin yang so once I had this idea in mind I thought about how I could spice up a traditional yin yang. My ceramics teacher had talked about how mandala's are a great option for sgraffito's, so I looked up mandala yin yang and there it was. My perfect piece of inspiration!
Sgraffito's are usually 50% black and 50% white . . . hmmm . . . just like a yin yang so once I had this idea in mind I thought about how I could spice up a traditional yin yang. My ceramics teacher had talked about how mandala's are a great option for sgraffito's, so I looked up mandala yin yang and there it was. My perfect piece of inspiration!
FINAL PRODUCT
During the procedures some where along the way a piece of the rim had cracked and broke off. Originally I intended to glue the piece back on but it had gotten lost so other than the fact that my plate looks a little funny I think it looks pretty good.
During the procedures some where along the way a piece of the rim had cracked and broke off. Originally I intended to glue the piece back on but it had gotten lost so other than the fact that my plate looks a little funny I think it looks pretty good.