Ceramic Design
My ceramic practice began with a research assignment about a news article. It was an article about how recently a new millipede fossil had been discovered in Limburg, The Netherlands. I wanted to capture the unique animal so that it would last for many years, just like the real fossil. This is how I started with ceramics, pressing a pattern in the clay to capture the Milipede. From there on I started trying out new things with slipcasting. I am still working on my ceramics practice, and learning something new every day.
For the subject ‘the involved designer’ we got the assignment to pick 1m2 in the school or at its property and observe it, what happens, who uses it etc. I have always been very fascinated by the reflection of the stained glass windows. So I picked the reflection as my M2. I wanted to capture that reflection in a way it could always be there. I made ceramic cups and put the cups in the reflection at Dutch coffee hours times: 11:00, 13:00 and 16:00. I drew the reflection of that time on the cup and glazed it. This way with every break you take, the reflection of that time will be with you.