I'm excited to keep playing with this sort of concept, but I think it's going to take a few goes to get it right. I do find myself missing the visual interest of some of my earlier plates that had areas of stencils, painting and scraffito - I like the building up and layering of the surface.
Lots to think about - it's probably time to consult the sketchbook!
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i like the simplicity of the design, but heh it's your set play away if you fee the need to decorate more....they look great!
Nice to see the set together, I like how you reversed the color on the other side of the coffee pot.
I love the coffee set! I think you should continue to play - you showed us some cups in an earlier post that you had used some black slip (thick lines) under the design on the cups - I think it helped in balance of the design - but it works without it too.
You have been busy! I like the use of negative space. Though a subtle design element, the cups being inverses of the pot is cool! I would probably tend to overwork the embellishment, by adding more design or black along the bottom of the mugs and perhaps overdo the design. You're on it.
I think you are definitely enroute to something special! Perhaps have even arrived! Hope you post them after firing. Great work!
Hey kip,
the set looks great, but i can see your concern about the area at the top of the coffeepot. what if, just as you've reversed the colours for the image, the top became a square of the other colour - so where you have a white background, it becomes a black square that mimics the form in a similar way. the area at the top seems like another great spot for deco - to create contrast in both the narrative and the colour maybe?
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I'm diggin' the stencil work. I took a look at your picture archives at your website. Such a switch from your Montana and MN work.
I'm a sucker for a nice cup and saucer.
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