‘Shoreline’ – collections of porcelain lachrymatories treated with raku and/or smoking techniques to recreate the colours and textures of the sea.
Background: Lachrymatories were first used during the Roman period to hold the tears of mourners – in my work they are used as a metaphor for species loss and the speeding up of coastline erosion due to rising sea levels. Our shorelines are a deposit of beautiful and intriguing yet disparate objects, both natural and manmade, left for a short time for us to explore. Their smoothly curving wavy lines are an ever-changing natural work of art. There are some beach combing finds added to these collections, ie: driftwood; pebbles; seaweed; coral; rusted metal and more to add further interest, colour and texture to them.
Shoreline – A collection of hand formed porcelain lachrymatories – some treated with raku glazes, and some with smoking and/or sagger firing techniques.
Lachrymatories were first used during the Roman period to hold the tears of mourners – in my work they are used as a metaphor for species loss and the inspiration behind this body of work is concern for the speeding up of coastline erosion due to rising sea levels.
At each high tide our shorelines become a deposit of beautiful and intriguing yet disparate objects, both natural and manmade, left for a brief time for us to explore, their smoothly curving wavy lines are an ever-changing natural work of art. My collections evoke the colours and textures created by the sea and contain beach combing finds like driftwood; pebbles; seaweed; coral; rusted metal and more.
Shoreline 1 Detail
wendy campbell-briggs 