Floating Blocks' is the first pattern I've made with "paper" porcelain.

I built the murrini loaves exactly as I do with ordinary clay.This pattern is simply large blocks of color with straight black lines. I let it rest overnight, then created pieces from the loaf.

The murrini was trickier to slice since the wire caught and dragged paper bits across the surface. The cutter had to be cleaned after every slice. The drag marks were superficial and could be smoothed with a rolling pin.

 

 

The patterns moved with the rolling motion and as a result, the two surfaces did not match up.
The lines did not stay crisp but smoothed out
in soft shadows and hazy color.
Even after drying and cleaning the patterns kept this dream-like appearance.

 

 

 

 

The pieces fired much the same as regular Southern Ice.
They are so translucent, you can see the inside lines from the outside.

I pressed stamps into the surface.
The marks softened, but kept their shape.

For someone who is detail oriented, it took a while to appreciate the randomness of the results.
But I grew to really like the surprises and decided to design the next patterns specifically to exploit the movements.

 

 

 

I used the leftover clay for swirled and marbled patterns.

 

 

 

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