Attention to Detail   CR 200, Mar/Apr 2003
Author : Tjok Dessauvage
 
Belgian potter Tjok Dessauvage shows how he achieves his meticulously finished vessels

This four-page feature includes an account from Tjok Dessauvage outlining his career, sources of inspiration and his approach to making. 'Each pot is a kind of small scale universe... The flat upper surface is the bearer of the message...' A sequence shows his distinctive 'closed double-wall throwing' technique plus surface decoration methods such as thermal etching and vinegar etching. Comprehensive technical details describe clay bodies with modifications for textural qualities, terra sigillata recipe and firing methods with sawdust and saggars.

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