Wax meets Ceramic- Encaustic on Glazed and Unglazed Ceramic
When Anita Joshua from Anita Karat Joshua Studios and Arati Bedekar, from Encaustic Art by Arati got together for the ME2WE project, they knew that they would be creating unique and stunning pieces of art.
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The Jewellery Perch lends a different dimension to a lady’s dresser. Uniquely shaped with slots to perch dangling earrings strategically, it also doubles up to hold sticks of eye & lip pencils. While the Ceramic Disc can be displayed in a zany frame on the wall!
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The process involves throwing a lump of clay and turning it into the resultant shape at the potters' wheel and further glazing it by raising it to a temperature of 1250°C in a kiln.
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Encaustic Art Paint :
The Encaustic art work done complements the ceramic perch by adding an artistic array of colours. The challenge of working on a curved surface which retains heat was something which came up in the collaboration. Working with the encaustic iron, hot air gun and other tools, the pieces of artwork were achieved.
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