墨尔本艺术家瓦利沙·巴特沃斯，是一个现在瓷器煅烧者，把这些烧得滚烫的瓷器原液上了斑斓又饱和的色彩，通过立体3D打印和手工雕琢模式制造出这些多彩的瓷器。它们让我想起了玛利亚·怀特·梅班的一系列经典作品，就是这些创造如此不同寻常，绽放着可爱又气质的瓷器光芒时代。
巴特沃斯这样阐述它的作品：“我所制作的瓷器餐具是传统制瓷工艺融合现代科技的绝佳产物。每个灵感的到来通过设计软件连接3D立体打印制造出多款模型。这些瓷制餐具通过模型制造成型后再通过手工着色制造而出。瓷器的上色滑动阶段选用优质原料制成颜料，如果你拿出这种餐具的碎片也看不出瓷器的本身而是上了釉的色彩。在制作这次瓷质餐具的过程中，让我实现了把醒目的丰富色彩融合于釉面的瓷器中的梦想。我曾有这样说过，我现希望从少量的瓷器中实现在花纹图案华丽的高光表面上添加截然不同的元素。这个过程也吸引了那些喜欢釉面光滑感觉的消费者。每一件作品都是在我的工作室中制作完成，集合着美丽又独特的作品，全部产品保留用手工上色的独特环节。”从照片上看，这些瓷器餐具的美已经令人震撼，这只是我能想得到的颜色、釉质、图案组合可以结合你的自定义选择。
Melbourne artist, Valissa Butterworth, aka The Mod Collective’s porcelain pieces are such a beautiful splash of colors created by a thoughtful mix of 3D printing and hand moulded/cast colored porcelain. They remind me of Maria White Mebane’s pieces… the porcelain which creates such an unusual and lovely glow when illuminated. As Butterworth explains -
“My porcelain tableware is a fusion of technology and traditional ceramic techniques. Each concept is developed using Design software then printed on 3D printers in various mediums. From here the pieces are moulded and cast by hand using coloured porcelain. The porcelain is coloured using raw pigment at the slip stage, should you chip a piece you will not see the telltale white body you would get with coloured glaze. This process allows me to achieve a rich bold colour range not attainable with glaze. Having said this I am now using coloured glaze on a small number of pieces to highlight the texture and pattern and add another contrasting element to the range. This process also appeals to those who prefer the feel of fully glazed pieces. Each piece is made by myself in the studio, the result is a collection of beautifully unique pieces that retain the small marks of the hand made process.” They look absolutely stunning in pictures - and i can only dream up the possible color/glaze/pattern combinations you could create with her custom options!
