All that glitters is gold
Everyday companion or precious favourite? Why not both in one? says Frauke Alber. Her tableware series and individual pieces are elegant but without frills: thinly turned, beautifully shaped porcelain vessels, hardened in a triple firing process, with generous application of gold on the inside and outside. Just as artistic and suitable for everyday use as her "favourite cups", whose handles grow out of the form in elegant unity. Lamps, mortars and washbasins are just as much a part of the wide-ranging assortment as individually and personally designed urns.
Ceramics Frauke Alber
Schweizerstr. 4b
28203 Bremen
Germany
+49 (0) 421-4989367
Frauke Alber's work focus explained well:
Glaze is a glass-like layer which, from a purely functional point of view, is mainly used to provide the porous shards underneath (term for a fired ceramic mass) with a waterproof, dense coating.
Engobe refers to a mixture of finely slurried clay liquefied with water, which is applied to raw or also bisqued ceramic workpieces for decoration.
Thanks to its modern technology, the electrically powered kiln is a relatively safe firing method that can be used to fire at high temperatures.
Designation for a ceramic material made of feldspar, kaolin and quartz, with dense, light-coloured to white shards (term for a fired ceramic mass)
Designation for ceramics which, with or without glaze after the firing process above 1200° C, has a hard, solid and dense body (term for a fired ceramic mass).
In the context of the „Internationalen Keramiktage Oldenburg“ , the term "unique vessel" is associated with special, artistic vessels.
The term "utility ceramics" is used in the context of the "International Ceramics Days Oldenburg" to refer to handmade ceramics which, no matter what form they take, are primarily geared to function.