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Timothy Niebergall
Roberts Creek
I work with porcelain on a fairly large scale, which requires long-term attention to detail and strength in the throwing aspect. The pieces in this collection combine both hand building and wheelwork, and each is composed of a variety of shapes that are cut and joined. I apply texture to slabs, which I use to construct a pattern with form. When the pieces are assembled, they sit to dry very slowly before they are fired to bisque cone 08 (17300F). I then apply glazes and fire to cone 10 (23810F).
Seeing and feeling the clay go through this transformation reminds me of the growth in both humanity and the natural world. We all go through different kinds of transformations, forms of death and rebirth, which help us to flower in liberation. Tapping into my ancestral roots, the pieces I am submitting reflect sacred geometry, found in nature as well as architecture across the globe. I feel that art comes in many ways, such as the intricate designs found in the natural world-birds, pine trees and cones, leaves; it cannot be limited to categories as it touches a deeper aspect of ourselves.
I work with porcelain on a fairly large scale, which requires long-term attention to detail and strength in the throwing aspect. The pieces in this collection combine both hand building and wheelwork, and each is composed of a variety of shapes that are cut and joined. I apply texture to slabs, which I use to construct a pattern with form. When the pieces are assembled, they sit to dry very slowly before they are fired to bisque cone 08 (17300F). I then apply glazes and fire to cone 10 (23810F).
Seeing and feeling the clay go through this transformation reminds me of the growth in both humanity and the natural world. We all go through different kinds of transformations, forms of death and rebirth, which help us to flower in liberation. Tapping into my ancestral roots, the pieces I am submitting reflect sacred geometry, found in nature as well as architecture across the globe. I feel that art comes in many ways, such as the intricate designs found in the natural world-birds, pine trees and cones, leaves; it cannot be limited to categories as it touches a deeper aspect of ourselves.
