Nicholas Bernard

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	Amphora Ceramic, engobe and oxides 14"h x 9.5"w				Blue Tea Pot Ceramic, engobe and oxides 13.5" x 8.5"
	Curly Acorn Ceramic, engobe and oxides 23"h x 19"w				Faceted Melon Ceramic, engobe and oxides 18"h x 8"w
	Green Tea Pot Ceramic, engobe and oxides 10"h x 7.5"w				Large Oval Melon Ceramic, engobe and oxides 19"h x 16"w
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Nicholas Bernard speaks briefly about his work…

This current body of work deals with classical forms and their manipulation. Special attention is paid to proportion. The length and thickness of the neck, the placement, size and negative space generated by the handles are carefully considered. The addition of texture using heavy slip after throwing and the application of colored slips and oxides through several firings, complete the process.

Color, whether bright or subdued needs to enhance the form rather than cover it. I want the pots to glow.

Technical Description

These pieces are thrown with a heavily groged earthenware clay. The pieces are sometimes stretched, cut, reassembled and altered further while wet. Handles and additions are added after trimming, if any. Most pieces require a drying time between one and two weeks as handles will crack if dried too quickly.

Decoration sometimes begins in the leather hard state with the application of slips using ceramic stains or oxides as colorants. Other pieces are bisque fired and then decorated. Layers of colored slips are added and manipulated through several firings to achieve color and texture…

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