Tea Bowl No. 1 (P237)
Catalogue Record
Collection
Maker
Nick Homoky
Title
Tea Bowl No. 1
Made in
Bristol
Date
1979
Description
Porcelain tea bowl with line drawing carved and then inlaid with blue stain.
Materials and techniques
Thrown oxidised porcelain with line drawing carved and then inlaid with blue stain; the whole polished. Fired to 1260 deg. C. Stain recipe: 20% - 25% to 100% clay and 20% Felspar and 1% Bentonite.
Dimensions
height: 11.5cm
diameter: 21cm
Object number
P237
Category
Maker's statement
The pieces (see also P238) represent a development of the use of drawing from decoration to drawing forms and images. The bowl is the first of its kind I've made in order that the drawing can freely express movement which is a key interest at present. In general, having established a simplicity, I am moving to complexity and introduce humour. But the idea of duality is the same.