143. Andrew Sartorius, Shino-glazed, wood-fired platter made from wild clay
Sartorius lives and works in the Hudson River Valley of New York. He was an English teacher in Japan and began his studies of pottery there. For other examples of his work, see his Instagram account @asartoriusceramics and his website andrewsartoriusceramics.com. At the 2022 American Crafts Council annual show (in Baltimore), Sartorius received the 2022 Award of Excellence for Emerging Artists.
Dark brown wild clay from West Virginia, Shino-glazed on the top and side surfaces, other colors from wood-firing. Weight: 936 g (2.1 lb). Dimensions: 20.2 to 20.8 cm (8 to 8-1/4 in) x 14.5 to 16.7 cm (5-3/4 to 6-5/8 in). Thickness of slab: 1.3 cm (1/2 in).
This is a rough quadrilateral with angled sides. The flat plate was curved slightly upward toward the edges so that the base on which it sits occupies a small area in the center. The artist’s stamp, a circular chop with his initials, was pressed into the bottom. The bottom is smooth, but the top is quite rough and uneven.
The top and sides have a Shino glaze. This was wood-fired for two days in a train kiln and cooled in a highly reduced atmosphere. The Shino glaze has some carbon capture, resulting in colors ranging from a light pink to a pinkish gray. The bottom surface was colored by the wood-firing. The natural clay color shows through in a narrow band at one end, but the rest of this surface is a dark reddish-brown.
Purchased from the artist in August 2021.
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