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CERAMIC ART
from the studio of William Austin
Welcome to my ceramics gallery, documenting a selection of works produced from a variety of pottery techniques.Earth is crafted in pit, wood-kiln, and electric firing taking place over many years. My painting is employed in decoration on vases, tiles, sculpture, and other pottery.
Study after Asian and Precolumbian Ceramics, alongside archaeology and classical-antiquity informs style and approach in my craft.Applications range from engraving, casting, sculpting, pigmentation, to 3D CAD. Please enjoy the current features and stop by again soon to see more!
 Pit FiringExperimental techniques in primitive and avant-garde production yield rare textures and new inspiration. |  Chawan - Tea-bowlsMany years focus on the simple subject of the Eastern tea-bowl, along with one-off hump-throwing and free brush painting honours these quiet traditions. |  Bisque NerikomiMeticulous process of storing images directly in the clay-body causes flux in designs and underlines beauty of natural forces. |  Nerikomi + Slab-buildNaturally pigmented clay bodies are hand assembled in irregular sculptural form. Organic effects in this decoration trace the influence of Japanese Pottery on my work. |  Underglaze PaintingCustom works, like this teapot, with detailed hand-painted underglazing, systematizing chroma and mineral chemistry, are a staple of my studio. |  Vase PaintingMy lifelong drawing and painting practice applied to the surface of ceramic vessels. |  Cobalt Metal ColoursBlue tones accomplished by mixtures of cobalt connect the works to centuries of admiration for these metal hues over white-wares. |
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 Copper Metal ColoursTraditional effects (celadon) in aqua, teal and mint colours showcase the power of Copper. |  HuacoEssential to my art is connection to historical and contemporary Peruvian Pottery. In these 'stirrup' handled jugs and other forms I work to celebrate this heritage in clay. |  dada/FLUXUSInversions, riddles, games, machines, knots, and hybrid objects in ceramic depart from utility and function as conceptual catalysts. |  InteractiveMy studio produces everyday objects and applied arts for handling and interaction, aiming for utility in new design. |
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