Small Series X - Ceramic Wall Art - by Nell Devitt

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"Small Series X"

Ceramic Wall Art

Created by Nell Devitt
Limited Edition
Four hand-formed and smoke fired clay tiles, textured by incising and carving deliver a bold statement and are unique because of this random and indeterminate firing process. Limited edition of 12. Signed on back.

Dimensions:
Individual tiles: 6" - 8"
Set: 13"H x 17"W x 2"D
This piece ships on or before: Wed, May 29, 2013
Shipping charge (based on items in My Basket): $40.00
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$850.00  

About this Artist

Nell Devitt

"The process of making clay wall art is stimulating, challenging and fully integrated into my life."

Nell Devitt's clay work is about texture, contrast, and chance. Combining minimalism and wabi-sabi, Devitt creates irregular smoke fired clay tiles which are hung in modular formats. Whether installations originate as pencil drawings or from her direct experience with clay, Devitt works to eliminate everything that is not essential when she designs, constructs, and fires the tiles. What is important to Devitt is the abstract core of each idea, and the creation of clay tile wall installations that are strong, unique, and can be made within the parameters of a single smoke firing.

Beginning each clay tile with a slab roller, Devitt then presses a hand cut template into the clay to produce the basic pattern. Textural detail is added by incising, carving, and scraping, and a clay slip is applied to areas to create the semi-gloss surface. The black color and straw marks are the result of a post-firing technique of smoking. When the clay reaches maturation temperature in the kiln, the tiles are individually removed with a pair of tongs and placed in a closed reduction chamber full of straw. The straw ignites, oxygen is cut off, carbon molecules enter the clay - the tile is changing. This technique produces the black color of the tiles, the unpredictable straw marks, and the highly irregular, imperfect and uneven surface.

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