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SHADOW BOWLS
We are used to interpreting form by using the shadows around it. Here I am exploring the use of opposing areas of grey or white “shadow” on the bowl form to deceive the eye and to surprise perception as you move around it. I am assuming that these bowls will carry liquid.
The shadows reflect the necessity of using available shade wisely, and where there are holes they act as a reminder that water leaks and evaporates and needs to be conserved carefully.
Hand built from porcelain with added layers of slip and oxides and fired several times. Metals are used to deform and melt into the clay in the heat of the kiln. After the first firing, fine copper wire is stitched through the holes and when the bowl is high fired, it melts into the clay body.
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Shadow Bowl Two Shadow Bowl Two — large porcelain bowl by Jan Goodey, with pierced chevron markings and oxide decoration. 265 × 135 mm.
Chevron Bowl One Large Shadow Bowl — grey porcelain bowl by Jan Goodey, with pierced chevron and linear markings, oxides and copper. 265 × 135 mm.
Shadow Bowl Three Medium Shadow Bowl — light grey porcelain bowl by Jan Goodey, with pierced chevron and linear markings, oxides and copper. 220 × 100 mm.
Shadow Bowl Four Medium Shadow Bowl — light grey porcelain bowl by Jan Goodey, with pierced chevron and linear markings, oxides and copper. 220 × 100 mm.
Shadow Bowl — porcelain bowl by Jan Goodey, with oxide markings and an irregular hand-formed surface exploring shadow, pattern and the vessel form.
Small Random Shadow Bowl — porcelain bowl by Jan Goodey, with random linear markings, light grey porcelain slip, oxides and copper. 220 × 100 mm.
Large Shadow Bowl. Porcelain, copper. Large Shadow Bowl — porcelain and copper bowl by Jan Goodey, with three copper-laced chevrons creating vertical linear markings.
Drawing with Bowls Early Shadow Bowls — drawing exploring initial ideas for the Shadow Bowls series. 300 × 200 mm.