I am a Graduate of University of California Irvine, Claire Trevor School of The Arts. I was raised in an Alexandrian family, my magickal background is in Kaballah, Earth magick and Shamanism. I have been a magickal practitioner for over 40 years, which I incorporate into everything I create for the magickal community. I have a small home studio where my art is created in small batches according to the proper moon signs and phases. All altar tools are created during the corresponding magickal days and hours in addition to moon signs/phases.

Artistic Process


Ever wonder how we create our works of art? There are several methods depending upon the material an artist works with. This is just an overview of how the art pieces I create are made.


CERAMICS



Most of the ceramic stutuary I create is made from a hand made 3 dimensional mold of my original piece. There are many steps in the process of creating the mold as well as the creation of the final ceramic ware. It takes several days to make a new mold, and 1 to 2 weeks to make a ceramic statues.

1. To create the three dimensional mold I must make two separate mold pieces. The mold is created with plaster of paris. This takes several days as I can only cast 1/2 of the mold at a time.

2. When the mold is dry they are joined together with rubber bands for slipcasting with liquid clay. After 2-3 hours the molds are taken apart, and the finished piece is left to dry.

3. The Ceramic piece, which is what we call "Greenware" is left to dry before it is able to go through the first kiln firing. The greenware is then fired in the kiln for approximately 12-18 hours at cone 04 for greenware and at Cone 05 or 06 for glazinf bisque".

4. After the greenware is fired, we call it "ceramic bisque". The Bisque is then painted with a special type of paint we call glaze. The glaze is manufactured to withstand the high heat of the kiln. Then the glazed bisque is fired a second time to allow the glazing to attach itself to the clay. The heat is so intense that the glaze actually melts from the heat. This process takes approximately 12-16 hours, then we must allow the pieces to cool before we open the kiln to keep the clay from bursting.




PRINTMAKING



Printmaking is a very time consuming process. It has also become a dying art, but not to those of us who love creating it. We create prints using several different materials. They can be made with wood cuttings, plastic photo-sheeting, and zinc plates. Do not confuse this with Lithography, which is created using a photo negative.

1. First the image must be etched into the surface of the plastic, wood or plate. If using a zinc plate, heated resin must be applied to the plate first. If making a multi-colored print, then the image is made in layers.

2. If using a zinc plate, the etched surface must be soaked in a mixture of water and acid in order for the image to be permenantly embedded in the plate. Then the resin is removed.

3. To create the print we apply paint to the plastic sheeting, finished zinc plate or wood carving using a roller. Damp paper is placed over the plate and etched into the paper using a large printing press.



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