Job Heykamp
Ash on the skin
Simple in form, extraordinary in surface: the ash on vases, bowls, jars and co. makes Job Heykamp's utility ceramics so special. Their rough surface made of different layers of wood ash glaze and engobes in earthy tones, accentuated in sgrafitto technique, creates imaginative pictures and dissolute landscapes.
Job Heykamp
Brinkweg 4
7274 AD Geesteren
Netherlands
+31 5454-81753
Job Heykamp's work focus well explained:
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 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.