KERAFLEX EXPLORATIONS #2

KERAFLEX EXPLORATIONS GALLERY #2

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Artist:Jenny Hodge. Title Paper Rhino Processes/Medium:Keraflex Porcelain
1.0mm, Inkjet Transfer Print (Hodge Inkjet Method), Underglaze Powders,
Fired Cone 10. Dimensions:7''x5.5'' Year:2009.

Keraflex Direct Laser Printing

Rachel Kingston: 

Love Letters, Chatboxes, Refuse/Refuse

"I started working with a laser transfer technique using Turpentine, that I
had previously used with success on my 2D handmade sheets but I had not yet
tried it on Keraflex.

Knowing that the iron oxide laser transfer would survive a cone 10 firing, I
hoped that the image would also survive being soaked in water so that I
could then manipulate the Keraflex sheet after applying the transfer and was
very excited when it did. Finally, I had found a way to print onto the sheet
and then manipulate it. After firing, when held up to the light, the
trans-ferred image was visible through every layer of the 3D form. I decided
to run a sheet of Keraflex directly through my laser printer. It jammed. I
made adjustments for the thickness of the Keraflex, tried printing on the
other side and it ran though without a hitch, achieving a perfect laser
print. 

In hopeful anticipation, I soaked the printed Keraflex in water (trial and
error determined the correct timing) and folded the sheets retaining a
perfect image. I fired the pieces to cone ten and the result was a perfect
direct laser printed 3D ceramic form and the print was photographic
quality."

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Judi Dyelle - Canada - Bowl With Irises:

Processes/Medium:Keraflex Porcelain

0.5mm (Dyelle Method), Tom Coleman's Porcelain, Celadon Glaze, PropaneReduction Cone 10. Dimensions:7''x3.375'' Year:2011.

Judi's artist Statement"The idea of using Keraflex on porcelain came from trying to find a way tospeed up the intense work of carving my porcelain. I love the translucencythat one gets when one carves through a thinly thrown piece. I did try usingshellac and latex to obtain similar results to carving but was never fullysatisfied. One day I thought I will just cut out some Keraflex simple shapesand see if they will stick on a porcelain bowl. The bowl and design driedvery well, so on to a bisque and a glaze firing with no problem.

Judi Dyelle - Canada - Flower Bowl 

Processes/Medium:Keraflex Porcelain 0.5mm

(Dyelle Method), Tom Coleman's Porcelain, Celadon Glaze, Propane Reduction

Cone 10.  Dimensions:4''x3.75'' Year:2011.

Kathrin Schubert. Title Living Stations of the Cross
RoadsProcesses/Medium:Keraflex Porcelain,Fired Cone 10.  Image Courtesy of
Kerafol. All Rights Reserved.

Christopher Torrez - Ki Puka

Processes/Medium:Keraflex Porcelain 0.5mm,

Porcelain, Fired Cone 10.  Glaze, Refired. Dimensions:15.5''x11''x5.5''
Year:2010.Every leaf and some of the blades of grass are made with Keraflex.

Susan Brauer. - Necklace 

Processes/Medium:Keraflex
Porcelain, Keraflex Porcelain Slurry, Fired Cone 10. Silver. Image Courtesy
of Kerafol. All Rights Reserved.

Meryl Ruth - Dog

Processes/Medium:Keraflex Porcelain 1.0mm,

Underglaze Silk Screen, Fired Cone 10. China Paints, Refired Cone 018.Year:2011