Dimensions: W 9.5cm x H 9cm
Materials: Toasted Stoneware, Crackle Porcelain Slip and Crackle Glaze
Method: Hand Sculpted, Kurinuki (the Japanese technique of hollowing solid clay)
Description:
A beautiful Yunomi cup by Annette Lindenberg, made from toasty stoneware with thick layers of crackle porcelain slip and a crackle glaze. The piece is inspired by thick snow and icy crackles over the path leading up to Schönbrunn in Vienna in winter.
Handcrafted by Lindenberg, she skilfully uses her intuition to layer each individual form, alternating between subconscious and conscious design and material decisions. The rock like forms evolved through experimentation with mixing materials and utilising her carving capabilities. This piece is exquisitely tactile, with smooth and rough surfaces and a glazed interior and exterior. It holds very interesting organic forms across the body, emphasising Lindenberg’s unique making processes.
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.
