Pattern Mix
Delicate patterns, large-scale dots, orderly lines, lively circles and carved messages can be found on the timelessly aesthetic, cheerful utility ceramics by Uta Minnich. All vessels are made of red clay, turned on the wheel, engobed in white or light colours, skilfully painted with a quick stroke, incised or stamped, quite a few refined with gold ... a feast for the eyes for every table setting.
Uta Minnich
Concordiastr. 3
56170 Bendorf
Germany
+49 (0) 2622-10882
Uta Minnich'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).
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.