#ceramic plate

[littlealienproducts]

Custom Hand-Painted Ceramic Plate by TheStudioHL

[bewareoffauves]

Fawn plate. Super proud of how this turned out.

Recycled clay high fired to cone ten.

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[claypigeonpottery]

don't mind me, I'm going to ramble a little about decorating plates (with pictures lol)

one of the things I really enjoy about decorating plates is that the rim of the plate is the perfect place to put some kind of framing

(all pieces in this post are sold)

I don't always frame the images, sometimes leaving it uncarved is the best way to accent the central image

or I'll simply continue the design out over the rim of the plate

the rest I'm going to put under the cut lol

it took me awhile to get used to considering and planning out the rim of a piece while I was sketching. oftentimes I would forget about it, and once I was finished carving the central image I’d suddenly realize the piece needed a frame to feel complete. sometimes it just doesn’t look right without something on the rim! this piece definitely falls into that category.

once it was carved it just felt too open without a frame

I really like decorating the rim with little things that relate to the subject of the piece. it might be my favourite kind of framing

(the violets relate to the pigeons because the sapphic flag is pink with violets, and this is a portrait of my pigeons, who are lesbians lol)

sometimes the framing design escapes the confines of the rim lol, despite my plans. the gum blossoms just really wanted more space in this thylacine piece

framing a design works on tiles too of course, but the raised rim is more fun imo

(both of the above tiles are from pretty early on in my sgraffito experiments, so the photos are unfortunately very bad 😬 I hadn't yet learned to take nice pictures)

sometimes a frame can act a bit like a stylized background for the subject, like these trees

or a more distant set of trees to indicate a forest

or I can use the rim's design more like a closer look at the environment around the subject, their immediate surroundings; the rabbits surrounded by thorns, the jackdaw surrounded by juniper

it's also interesting to bring the carving of the background of the piece out onto the rim when it’s a different colour, like in the (above) jackdaw plate, and the (below) red winged blackbird plate. it can show the subtle background carving in a more visible way and kind of tie the design together

sometimes a simple directional pattern is the way to go. I did this a lot in 2023 especially for some reason?

I've really grown to love carving imperfect patterns, and I find it relaxing to just kind of go with it and not worry about perfect spacing or lines

it’s really an exercise in frustration to try to make a pattern exact when it’s being carved on a hand built piece of pottery that is already an imperfect shape.

I’ve never been particularly intent on being exact with my art tbh (though I do admire that quality in other artists)

I am happy with a more relaxed method lol

this one below was done really roughly and I enjoy the way some of the underglaze remained after I scratched most of it off. it follows the shape of the piece really nicely, because I let my carving tool just followed the shape of the rim without much guidance from my hand lol

sometimes I experiment with using glaze to add a little something to the rims

and sometimes, the frame is just the perfect place to put a few words

but I'd never really used framing much in my art before I started making plates! so it's been a bit of a learning experience. I've enjoyed experimenting with new ways to decorate the rims of plates. some of them don't work out lol, but that's just the nature of making art

[theenbyroiderer]

Wasn't super happy with the glaze on my sushi plate, even in the sun. It's just a bit too splotchy. But covered in sushi I'm not mad about it lol. It's the right shape and size at least.

[alive-in-august]

some other recent makes of mine :)

[silverleaf-sculpts]

Prehistoric* Plates! More below cut!

Asian arowana (*not prehistoric) and Spinosaurus before firing ^

Megaloceros / Irish Elk

I also have a deinonychus one but don’t have it have back from the art show to photograph, I’ll try to remember to add/link it here when I do!

I wasn’t able to sketch or scape away mistakes easily while painting with the glaze, especially with the limited time I had to complete these, so they were winged one bone at a time and when leg angles and proportions got wonky I just rolled with it- overall super happy with how they came out though!!

[kinsentokyo]

This is an old ceramic plate by Kiyomizu Rokubei, one of the most famous potter in Kyoto. A yin-yang motif is placed at the center, and around it runs dynamic brushwork painted in iron glaze. The movement of the brush gives the piece a lively expression throughout.

The glaze shows fine crackle, giving the plate the calm and settled character that only comes with age.

This work is thought to date from the period of either the 5th Kiyomizu Rokubei (1875–1959) or the 6th Kiyomizu Rokubei (1901–1980). It is an appealing piece, marked by powerful brushwork and a simple composition.

Kiyomizu Rokubei, one of the most famous potters in Kyoto, is the name assigned to the head of the Kyoto-based Kiyomizu family of ceramists. With over 250 years of history, the studio is now into its eighth generation.

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[wingedtrumpet]

Big shop update tomorrow ( 3/4/25) at 12pm MST! Mostly small bowls and cups, a few of these T spoonrests, and more! As well as relistings of my sold out necklace designs (mothman). The seraphim design is currently restocked and listed right now : )

Trying to work on getting more patches restocked but I am out of fabric </3 I'm also planning a few events soon, so I'm expecting a lot of my ceramic items to move quick (hopefully aaa!!)