Why do I like the texture? What were my thoughts about how should I develop my proposal and what did I make? What my pitch said? I love working with ceramic because of its texture and richness; you could imprint or scratch ideas and symbols so it tells a story within itself. Texture made something, from my point of view, alive. Having a clean shaved face is too pure is too simple, having a wriggly beard tells more of that person. I like listening to stories so I guess I want to be able to tell them as well. I wanted to mix printing and ceramics to tell a story; to illustrate a personal journey throughout images of protection or the concept of being safe. I realised there were lot of technical issues involved and you need lots of time to be able to achieve a good result. Screen printing involves too many other materials, using the wheel made pots too symmetrical. I choose the scratching ( sgraffito) as it seems more instinctive. You produce a vessel and then draw something and after you scratch the surface to reveal the underlying media. It was like pealing layers, pealing my personal layers to be able to tell my personal story. Sgraffito made a mark on the clay, printing or transfer is only a superficial mark. I prefer the permanent scratch that shows more effort. Scratching the surface of a pot is like taking a mask from your face, revealing your inner self which linked better with the theme of how we see ourselves, how other people perceive us and how we protect physically and emotionally from the outer world.
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