Materials of Decoration 2: 2016

My Favorite Pottery

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"MY FAVORITE POTTERY"

Florante Ho

An amphora (Greek: amphoreus) is a jar with two vertical handles used in antiquity for the storage and transportation of foodstuffs such as wine and olive oil. The name derives from the Greek amphi-phoreus meaning ‘carried on both sides’, although the Greeks had adopted the design from the eastern Mediterranean. Used by all the great trading nations from the Phoenicians to the Romans, the sturdy-walled amphora spread throughout the ancient world and they have become an important survivor in the archaeological record providing clues as to dates of sites, trade relations, and everyday diet

I like the design of this Greek its very sophisticated and each has its own story to tell, It has its own world and beauty .

Beatrice Golingay

Jasperware has become my favorite kind of ceramic because it emits a soft feel to the one who sees it. The blue background makes the white subject pop with a certain elegance that never fails. It looks good especially in classical interior but can also look amazing in contemporary and modern interiors as well. Having this kind of accessory can soften your space without it looking too ornate or feminine. It's versatile and elegant and will never fail to make the space look good.

Alyssa Loreto

Queen's ware, for me, is an elegsnt earthen ware. Especially because it was presented to the Queen Charlotte of England as a decorated breakfast service. It is simple yet very elegant. It has a cream background and miniscule decoration that is enough to make it not look boring and empty.

Feljun Faunillan

I choose this ceramic as my favourite pottery entirely because of its decorative technique which is the sgraffitto.

The sgraffito carving technique is used on the pottery. Mason stain is added to slip and brushed onto the leather hard pot. It is a technique produced by applying layers of color or colors (underglazes or colored slips) to leather hard pottery and then scratching off parts of the layer(s) to create contrasting images, patterns and texture and reveal the clay color underneath. The layer(s) of color can be underglazes or colored slips. The pottery it is carved through the slip into the stoneware pot with a small carving tool to reveal the clay's true color; this carving method is called sgrafitto, which means, "to scratch". When the carving is complete and the pot is bone dry, it is bisque fired in an electric kiln. Next, clear or colored glaze is added to the pot and fired once more. Sgraffito is labor intensive. Some of the sgraffito pottery has more than 8 hours of carvings.

The piece above is not really that well done but it has it very charming characteristics. Its something that you don’t see every day. It’s not really that unique but it’s something that would surely be a good décor for coffee tables and console tables. Its black and white color would blend to any contemporary or even modern interiors. I could imagine the texture it would give well be just so interesting that it would add life to the space. Its bass relief carvings are not that exaggerated or too overpowering. The fish motif would somehow complete a coastal theme interior design. The carvings look abstract at first glance but it’s actually very understandable.

The things I really like about this pottery decorating technique is that it combine both painting and carving method into a seamless and cohesive creation. It makes use of the paints and other finishing items that are used in the contemporary times and the beauty of the original characteristic of the material. It is both honest and creative at the same time. It is like combining the simplicity of the past and the current innovations that are present now in our society. The contrast that it gives the pottery is so remarkable and I imagine the texture as well will be so amazing. This is something that I would surely do in the future when I have time.

Therese Kabahar

The Greek Hydra is primarily a pot for fetching water, derives its name from the Greek word water. The hydria has three handles; two horizontal handles on either side of the body of the pot were used for lifting and carrying the pot. The third handle, a vertical one, located in the center of the other two handles, was used when pouring water.If the third handle is missing, the type is called a kalpis. They often depicted scenes of Greek mythology that reflected moral and social obligations. I chose this as my favourite pottery because of my love for Greek Art and Architecture and anything that correlates with water, just like the sea and such. Greek pottery provides not only some of the most distinctive vase shapes from antiquity but also some of the oldest and most diverse representations of the cultural beliefs and practices of the ancient Greeks. Its geometric patterns fascinates me most of the pottery with its various shapes and sizes of the pottery as well.

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Greek Hydriai (Water Jars) and their Artistic Decoration | Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/gkhy/hd_gkhy.htm