Jule Grade

GUtility ceramicsPorcelainGlazeFaience/Majolica
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On the one hand, on the other

Poetic narratives on fine porcelain - ceramist Jule Grade conjures up delicate text-image combinations on the velvety outer skin of her tableware in her workshop at Lake Glindow. All cups and bowls, jars or vases are turned on the wheel, inscribed by hand with wafer-thin lines and sometimes embossed with a pun. To give the unglazed outer surface its soft feel, it is sanded several times - a hand caress for the meantime - dream on ...

Jule Grade
Dr. Külz Str. 69
14542 Werder/Havel
Germany

+49 (0) 157- 88904165

www.julegrade.de
gradeporzellan@gmx.de

 

Jule Grade's work focus well explained:

Glossary collection
Glaze

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.

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Faience/Majolica

This genre of pottery was born out of a desire to copy the brilliant white porcelain that could not be made in Europe until the 18th century because of a lack of kaolin.

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Electric kiln

Thanks to its modern technology, the electrically powered kiln is a relatively safe firing method that can be used to fire at high temperatures.

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Porcelain

Designation for a ceramic material made of feldspar, kaolin and quartz, with dense, light-coloured to white shards (term for a fired ceramic mass)

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Utility ceramics

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.

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