Helen C Dixon

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Sgraffito

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Purple sgraffito hares bowl
Purple sgraffito hares bowl

Sgraffito planters
Sgraffito planters
Sgraffito blackbird vase
Sgraffito blackbird vase
Sgraffito bumble bee vase
Sgraffito bumble bee vase
Freshly carved sgraffito pots
Freshly carved sgraffito pots
Sgraffito hare carving in progress
Sgraffito hare carving in progress
Sgraffito hare plate detail
Sgraffito hare plate detail
Sgraffito fish bowl
Sgraffito fish bowl
Applying decorating slip
Applying decorating slip
Sgraffito sunflower vase
Sgraffito sunflower vase
Sgraffito black bird plate
Sgraffito black bird plate
Helen throwing a bowl on the potter's wheel
Helen throwing a bowl on the potter's wheel

Sgraffito decoration involves carving through contasting layers of colour. Coats of stained liquid clay are applied to the body of  the pot and when dry are carved away to reveal the clay beneath. This leaves the bold textured imagery associated with this technique. Not dissimilar to wood or lino cut prints, you are left with a backgound showing the tooling marks which give a dynamism to the piece.