Annette Lindenberg Small Yakisugi cup 9
Dimensions: W 7cm x H 7cm
Materials: Chocolate clay, black glaze
Method: Hand Sculpted, Kurinuki (the Japanese technique of hollowing solid clay)
Care: Functional, wipe dry after use
Description:
The beautiful cup is finely handcrafted by artist Annette Lindenberg using kurinuki, the traditional Japanese technique of carving from a single block of clay. The cup is made of warm chocolatey clay with black glaze. The artist’s yakisugi black glaze is inspired by the effect of charred wood, forming its own patination on the surface of the cup to suggest a sense of timelessness — a reminder of the resilient and powerful forces of nature. The edges of the kurinuki cuts on the exterior playfully capture the muted gloss of the glaze, highlighting its soft lustre. The interior is laced with an intricate web of the warm glaze where the contrasting rough body of the unglazed clay peeks through.
The piece elegantly treads a balance between delicate softness and jagged roughness, reflecting the artist’s interest in natural geomorphic forms and influence from the Japanese aesthetic theory of wabi-sabi – an appreciation for beauty in imperfection. This combination results in a mesmerising rawness and warmth that is simultaneously intimate and subliminal. The unglazed bottom exhibits the original rough clay body, finished with the neat maker’s mark.
About the Artist:
Annette Lindenberg is a German/British ceramicist, originally from Austria, whose work focuses on Kurinuki, the Japanese method of hollowing and carving blocks of clay. Prior to her MA, Annette graduated from Cardiff Metropolitan University with a BA in Artist: Designer Maker. She has exhibited at the British Art Fair at Saatchi and the London Art Fair with the gallery Modern Clay.
Over her time at the Royal College of Art she has explored artistic glazing, experimenting with new formulations, unusual application techniques and methods of firing. Her range of tea bowls and cups explore her personal connection to the sea, an interest in geology and clay carving method.
