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Posey Bacopoulos
Queensboro Pottery
Long Island City, New York
Email: poseyb@aol.com
Website:
Contact Information:
43-01 21st Street 3338A
Long Island City, New York 11101
718-729-4882
Call for directions. One subway stop out of Manhattan
Functional ceramics/majolica on terra cotta
| Studio Description:
In my work, it is my intention to create pots that enter people's everyday lives in a direct and intimate way. My goal is to integrate form, function and surface in a manner that brings a sense of excitement to my work. I am continually exploring the relationship
between surface decoration and form, while in the surface treatment of my work; I strive
for lively expression of line, pattern and color. The floral motifs on my pots are patterns
rather than actual representations that serve to divide the space in interesting ways. My
hope is that the pots invite use and that my pleasure in making them is shared by those
who use them.
The pots combine thrown, altered and hand-built sections. These sections are made
separately and then assembled. I enjoy altering the thrown forms and working in this
manner The pots are majolica on terracotta. Majolica is a glaze tradition that began in the
Middle East with a tin-opacified glaze. Majolica glaze is smooth, white and opaque.
Colorants are applied in a thin wash to the glazed surface to create the lively decoration.
The pots are fired to cone 04 in an electric kiln. After the firing the glaze gives a glossy
surface that maintains the line quality and color of the decoration.
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