Janus clay model now finished



October 20, 2009

The clay model of Janus is now finished and ready for casting. I have decided to make a rather complex, 22-piece mould, in order to try to emulate the fragmented and collaged qualities in some new drawings. The plan is to press-mould, fire, glaze and decorate each section separately, and cement the sections together once complete. I think this will work, provided the pieces don’t go too out of shape in the firing. I’m a little nervous of making messy plaster moulds in this pristine new studio, particularly as I’m on show through the glass wall the whole time.

Janus Head mould

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October 20, 2009

Stephen Dixon was the V&A’s first ceramicist in residence (September 2009-February 2010). Stephen received his Masters in Ceramics from the Royal College of Art and has written and lectured widely....

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