Stripy Friend with Flower
Stripy Friend with Flower
Henriette Arcelin
2024
Screen Printing on Ceramic / 3 colors
150 x 200 x 6 mm / 5.90 x 7.87 x 0.24 in (approx.)
Limited Edition of 20
Signed and Numbered
Material: Earthenware
Coating: Engobes (3 colors)
Finish: Transparent glaze
Henriette Arcelin is a French illustrator and ceramicist, currently living between Lisbon and Paris. After graduating from Chelsea College of Art and Design in London, she studied ceramics in Lisbon and trained in various ateliers. Working in the field of interior design, her illustrations and ceramics can be seen in various restaurants and hotels in Portugal and France. Collecting objects she uses as models for her ceramics or illustrations is part of her creative process. Imaginary spaces are coming to life, drawing their inspiration from botany, natural history illustrations, and marine biology. In her personal cabinets of wonders, we can find some reminiscence of childhood, or the places she traveled or lived in, and various references to folklore, textiles, and arts and crafts from different parts of the world. More information: www.henriettearcelin.com
Stripy Friend with Flower
SCREEN PRINTING MEETS CERAMICS
SCREEN PRINTED WITH ENGOBES
Find out more about the production of this edition
WITH PORTUGUESE WHITE EARTHENWARE
FROM PLASTIC TO GLAZEWARE
Each tile is made one by one, with the slab technique, which involves rolling out the clay into flat pieces, using a slab roller.
Throughout the entire process, theres a lot of testing, cutting, waiting, handling, pressing, shelving and frequent follow-up, all of which require great care and patience.
BEFORE THE FIRST FIRING
LEATHER-HARD STAGE
With screen printing it's possible to print directly onto the clay, at various stages, using different types of coatings, resulting in diverse aesthetics.
In this edition, before the leather-hard stage, the clay is printed with engobes (one color at a time, layer by layer).
Our Screen Printed Tiles collection involves more than one process besides the use of engobes.
MELTING THE GLAZE ONTO THE BISQUEWARE
FIRING OVER 1000°C
Besides the use of engobes on this edition, every piece is finished with transparent glaze.
Before it's finished, each tile goes through two firings - bisque and glaze - at around 1000°C(1832°F). From closing to opening the kiln, each firing can last more than 24 hours.