Sue Rouillard

" I use a select colour pallet of slips to pour, dribble and trail over damp terracotta surfaces."

I have had a life long affinity with ceramics and have explored a number of the myriad of techniques that clay has to offer. For many years I focused on large burnished and smoked fired vessels, inspiration coming from my background as an archaeological illustrator and love of prehistoric ceramics. In sharp contrast I also find myself being lured into more colourful abstract patterning on new vessel shapes.

Presently I am concentrating on the delights of slipware inspired by Patia Davis.
This work is hand-built and raw-fired. I work from a small studio in my garden where I use a select colour pallet of slips to pour, dribble and trail over damp terracotta surfaces. With the addition of different coloured glazes, multiple unique surfaces emerge. I like pieces to indicate their origins, intentionally having slightly irregular shapes.

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