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Jack Moulthrop: Ceramic Vessels As a child Jack was nurtured in an ambiance of art and craft. His dad was an architect specializing in homes. He had two talented older brothers. Philip became a museum mammalogist, but sadly died much too young. Edward became an award winning Atlanta architect and a world renowned wood turner. Major museums in the USA have Ed's superb wooden vessels. Jack, an Ohio State University grad, had a career in large electric motors that overlapped with study and practice in ceramic art. Jack's huge ceramic vessels are sought for the aesthetic value of their well-rounded curves in forms of ellipsoids, globes and ovoids. Their volumetric scale maximizes surface area thus enlarging opportunity for pattern. Think of them as architectural accent energizers. To create a vessel Jack uses
30 to 40 lbs. of clay slabs to form a large cylinder closed at the bottom and
with a hand opening at the top. Then, using a paddle on the outside backed by an
anvil held inside he expands, forms, and refines the shape. Necking, drying,
firing, patterning, glazing and re-firing follow. The process requires some
unique tools and devices. The weight of a completed piece will be in the 18 to
24 lb. range. |
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