But the one that really caught my eyes was the Coupe Libellule by the same manufacture. Instead of filling the holes with translucent glaze, they used coloured glazes, and the result is absolutely stunning. The colours are unusually bright, due to the light filtering through them. Unfortunately, this was technically challenging and quite expensive so they stopped using that technique at the beginning of the 20th century.
Most of us are familiar with the white and blue bowls used in Asian restaurants, but this technique is still used by contemporary potters. The Finnish potter Eeva Jokinen is one of them: the rice grain technique allows her to play with light quite remarkably and the pieces she makes are beautiful. Chantal Lumineau is a French potter who also used this technique, but her work is more geometric as she cuts out triangles. I searched quite a bit to see if anyone else ever used coloured glazes with the rice grain technique but so far, I didn't find anyone. If you know any potter doing this, please let me know!
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8/7/2018 08:25:19 pm
Hi, I found your blog while looking for images about Sevres Rice grain objects, and to my amazement found a reference to me! Thank You! Only the link to my website seems to be broken, soi here is the working link: www.eevajokinen.com
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