Hi there! Today, I'm pleased to show how I create my art pieces from blank porcelain. Before starting painting on those, I design what I'll paint first. When I look at this white porcelain in the picture below, I thought it would be interesting to create a jar that looks as if it's covered with a flower-printed cloth.Since the top part of the jar has a larger space for painting, I decided to design flowers cascading from the top to the bottom. Then, I thought wisteria might be a good idea. To bring my idea to life, I sketched the outlines of the cloth and wisteria on the blank porcelain with a special pencil for porcelain.
Then, I started painting on it. First, I added more details on the cloth's part.
I added more details like wisterias and leaves.
After firing the piece in my electric kiln at 780℃, I began adding colors to the cloth, flowers, and leaves.
After that I fired the piece again at 780℃. I repeated adding colors and firing several times. You can see how I added more colors to the cloth, flowers, leaves, and even the veins. This stage involved the final firing at 780℃. Once I start working with gold, I can no longer fire at such high temperatures, so I always double-check everything before moving to the gold application.
My favorite application! Gold work is always one of my favorite parts because it's so much fun! After firing, the gold adds a stunning finish to the piece. I fired this jar at 650℃ for the gold.
In the below picture, you can see the completed piece. The top part of the jar is painted to look like it's covered with a purple, flower-printed cloth.
When you open the lid, surprise!!!! Tiny flowers are painted inside!
I decorated the whole part of the lid with the tiny flowers.
This style combines Western painting techniques with Japanese style. Since I entered a Japanese porcelain art show in Kyoto with this piece, I wanted it to stand out and have unique feature from others.
On the underside of the jar, you'll find my artist pseudonym in Kanji. It says 天羽（あもう）Amou.
I also painted traditional Japanese patterns called 小紋（こもん）komon on the bottom part.
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Beautiful pottery and interesting techniques!
How lovely! Thanks for sharing your process! How long did it take you to make it?
Beautiful, Yumi ( @yumiyumayume ). Today I want to ask you about the symbolism of choosing wisteria as a decorative element of your porcelain.
@SEQ77 Thank you for taking your time to correct and comment on my post! I do appreciate it a lot.
@Sunflower1234 Thank you as always for taking a look at my posts and commenting on them! It took more than one month to complete it. I'm not good at managing my time, but I have to do better next time. :))
Thank you as always for reading and commenting on my posts, @druida ! I love your idea and I'll do this! Thank you so much for such a wonderful idea!!
Wow! That's amazing you were able to make something so beautiful in one month!
Amazing. You are very talented.
@Sunflower1234 Thank you! I wish I could paint a little bit faster.
@t4up3 Thank you so much for such a compliment! I'm very flattered.