Form As Substrate — Amber Lynn Benton

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Amber Lynn Benton

Amber Lynn Benton

These two bottles use my white slip with red Beech Creek slip and a cobalt carbonate wash. I’m experimenting with contour line inspired shapes and also scratch marks. Last semester in one of my pieces, Snake Hunter, I used an indexical mark in sli

In these two pieces I’m experimenting with a color that is purely personal. I have a long sordid history with the color pink. Using pink within the contour lines/shapes feels like carving out my own space/place. These indexical swipes have a ways t

This is my larger jug. This has a very traditional form, proportions, throwing lines, handle, etc. I also left the indexical mark on the foot of the piece.

Another smaller traditional style jug. You’ll notice the handle placement here differs. There are a few traditional places that the handles join the form - these two seem to be the most common.

I have seen a few jugs with poured glazers like this. Rory assures me that the roots of this technique are Korean and that it likely made it’s way from Korea to Britain to America. I love how the poured glaze reveals the simplicity of the form but a

These two bottles use my white slip with red Beech Creek slip and a cobalt carbonate wash. I’m experimenting with contour line inspired shapes and also scratch marks. Last semester in one of my pieces, Snake Hunter, I used an indexical mark in sli

In these two pieces I’m experimenting with a color that is purely personal. I have a long sordid history with the color pink. Using pink within the contour lines/shapes feels like carving out my own space/place. These indexical swipes have a ways t

This is my larger jug. This has a very traditional form, proportions, throwing lines, handle, etc. I also left the indexical mark on the foot of the piece.

Another smaller traditional style jug. You’ll notice the handle placement here differs. There are a few traditional places that the handles join the form - these two seem to be the most common.

I have seen a few jugs with poured glazers like this. Rory assures me that the roots of this technique are Korean and that it likely made it’s way from Korea to Britain to America. I love how the poured glaze reveals the simplicity of the form but a