Monday, January 25, 2021

Mille billed blue

 

Mille bolle blu (A thousand blue bubbles)

I make ceramics, everyone knows it. What you probably do not know is my source of inspiration. While prehistoric ceramics are my mane interest, I often vere off towards new directions, taking as point of departure something almost insignificant; for example, soap bubbles. 

When I was  a small child, on laundry day, my mom used to fill a toy bucket with suds and, with a paper straw, she showed me how to blow bubbles. I was mesmerized playing with and watching them rise gracefully and flying off our fourth floor balcony. The game was magical, everchanging and especially refreshing on hot summer days.

When I recently discovered the bubble glazing technique, I adopted it and applied to my white porcelain dishes. you can see the results below. 

An iconic Italian song also came out at more or less the same time when I first began blowing bubbles. “Mille bolle blue”, sung by the great cantante Mina. Enjoy!

One of my porcelain oval plates with bubble ceramic glaze  and three ring plates.
One of my porcelain oval plates with bubble ceramic glaze and three ring plates.

Porcelain oval plate with bubble ceramic glaze.
Porcelain oval plate with bubble ceramic glaze.


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