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P439.1
Shelf Life I (P439.1)
Catalogue Record
Collection
Maker
Ken Eastman
Title
Shelf Life I
Made in
Kimbolton
Date
1995
Description
Stoneware pot painted with slips and oxides to produce a black, brown, and red finish.
Materials and techniques
Grogged white stoneware, slab built, painted with numerous layers of coloured slips and oxides. Fired to 1180 deg. C.
Dimensions
height: 20cm
width: 20cm
depth: 20cm
Object number
P439.1
Category
References
Jane McCabe - -Ceramic Review -Exhibition leaflet for solo show at Contemporary Applied Arts. (-May/June 1995 -1995)
Maker's statement
By making a piece created with several individual objects, I found I was able to play and experiment with each form. It was also exciting to explore the way in which fairly small pieces could be used together to make a large piece of work.