The two of them, Honorable Mention, National Craft Award, 2017
This duo of pottery volumes are assembled with iron. The patterns were made in the wet clay, and contrasted with a graphite engobe and stoneware. There is an ash glaze that gives a reddish tone. The sculptures were soldered with iron post-firing.
For Javier Wijnants it all started as a hobby at the age of 13. When he turned 17 he began to work as an assistant and apprentice in a ceramics worksh ...