Bianca Tschaikner
Burnt stories
Bianca Tschaikner's porcelain and stoneware bowls, vases, mugs and sculptures are not just functional objects, but also bear exciting stories. They bring together mythical creatures, idiosyncratic characters and fantastical figures, both familiar and strange, each with their very own tales from the wider world.
Bianca Tschaikner
Vordere Achtermühlerstraße 5b
6850 Dornbirn
Austria
Bianca Tschaikner's main areas of work 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 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.