Ceramics/ Gallery 02/ Page 04

Karparc
Earthenware, each element h2 w2.5 L6cm

This work is made up of hundreds of small (length 5 to 6 cms) ceramic cars richly textured, coloured with slips and glazed with a wide range of glazes. The piece will continue to grow as I keep making new elements.

The work involves a kind of sweated craft labour to create, there is a temptation to find a way of mechanising the process to speed it up (and to reduce the price).

The cars are not models, there is no attempt (on my part) to represent real vehicles, they only bear a passing resemblance to an automobile but that seems sufficient. Collectively the work is very colourful and rich in textures, the pieces are sensually attractive as a group, like sweets in a sweetshop.


Above: From the sketchbook