Constanze Herrmann

Unique vesselsHEngobeGas kilnSmoke firingEarthenware

8 Apr.

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Antiquity in modern times

What is striking about Constanze Herrmann's ceramics is the uniform colouring in shades of black, grey and brown. The engobed, patiently polished and raku-fired unique vessels have a flattering feel. Few coloured accents distract from elegant contours with a matt-glossy surface and hint at the reference to antique glossy ceramics.

Constanze Herrmann
Sonnenwinkel 7
01156 Dresden
Germany

+49 0351 - 4210417

www.sonnenwinkelsieben.de
holger.g.herrmann[at]posteo.de

Constanze Herrmann's main areas of work well explained:

Glossary collection

Engobe

Engobe refers to a mixture of finely slurried clay liquefied with water, which is applied to raw or also bisqued ceramic workpieces for decoration.

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Smoke blight

Smoke firing is a method of burning ceramics in open fires that has been in use since early times. People from different cultures and regions of the world used it to harden their ceramics and still do so today.

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Gas kiln

In fossil fuel furnaces fired with oil, gas, wood, coal or coke, the fire occurs in an open flame and reducing atmosphere.

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Earthenware

Term for low-fired ceramics (below 1100° C) with coloured body (term for a fired ceramic mass), which is porous and water-permeable after the firing process.

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