International Ceramists

Elena Renker

New Zealand
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茶碗,是我最著迷的創作形式之一。

它不僅能被使用,更值得被凝視與感受——融合了實用與雕塑的元素,是極為獨特的存在。 茶碗當然應該手感良好、易於使用,但我的創作目標並不是追求完美。恰恰相反,正是那些不完美,使茶碗有了生命,也讓人更容易與它產生連結——那是一種人性化的存在。我所製作的茶碗,多以較為隨性的拉胚或手工雕塑成形,再以自由揮灑的筆觸塗上鐵釉,表現出即興的動感。局部施以志野釉,並以柴窯燒製約十五小時完成。

For me a tea bowl is probably one of the most fascinating things to make. It is an object of appreciation and contemplation allowing aunique combination of functional and sculptural elements. While a tea bowl should be well made, pleasant to hold, and use, my aim inmaking a tea bowl is not perfection; on the contrary, it is the imperfections that make the bowl come alive, that make it easier to relateto, that make it more human. My bowls are either loosely wheel-thrown or hand-carved,then decorated with an iron slip in quick, gestural movements. They are partially glazed in a shino style glaze and fired in my wood kiln for about 15 hours.