PolySake set

Assignment- Create a mass-producible ceramic product. Learn methods of mass production in ceramics and create a reusable mold In a Ceramics art class, my professor gave me a unique assignment tailored to my major better than just sculpting a final artwork. I would instead be tasked to develop and create a reusable mold that could make many copies of a product. Having taken a liking to Sake at the time, I decided to come up with a unique matching set of Tokuri (Flask) and Ochoko (The small cup).

My work was considered worthy of the curated CCM ART SHOW.

My Methods took some time to develop. I made several not-very-good molds at the start, which failed mostly because the geometry didn't work well for slipcasting. Once the Polysake design was developed, I 3D Printed a reusable mold to mold the Plaster molds. While using 3D prints to make molds is not my original idea, the concept of a reusable mold to make more slip-casting molds is.

An Alternate colorway I tried using colored slip.

The 3D printing layers act to capture the molten glass that is in the glaze. It creates wonderful variations in the patterns of the Ceramic.

The color variations in the glaze is a natural process in traditional pottery.
The color variations in the glaze is a natural process in traditional pottery.
This is Tenmoku Glaze
This is Tenmoku Glaze
Notice how the molten Glaze pours down and hardens at the bottom of the cup.
Notice how the molten Glaze pours down and hardens at the bottom of the cup.
This is eggshell Glaze.
This is eggshell Glaze.

An Nvidia Omniverse Render

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