"Koi Pond" | by Michael Gorman

One piece, many looks...
 
"Koi Pond" is the first piece I've made in this style. I used a combination of underglaze and high-fire glazes to create an on-going abstract painting around this piece. The natural white clay body gave me a beautiful blank canvas on which to work. I began by using a heavy worn brush to apply movement in black underglaze and then applied textures and smears with a sponge, adding and removing marks. A clear overglaze seals everything and finally I layered over some black and red over glazes to the piece.