{"id":132,"date":"2012-07-24T19:26:40","date_gmt":"2012-07-24T23:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lindaarbuckle.com\/lindaarbuckle-blog\/?p=132"},"modified":"2012-07-24T19:26:40","modified_gmt":"2012-07-24T23:26:40","slug":"working-with-drop-molds-with-chris-pickett","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lindaarbuckle.com\/lindaarbuckle-blog\/working-with-drop-molds-with-chris-pickett\/","title":{"rendered":"Working with drop molds with Chris Pickett"},"content":{"rendered":"

The web site is the 21st-century’s\u00a0business card. UF\u00a0Ceramics MFA alumnus Chris Pickett has a snappy new web site designed by UF Graphic Design student Marisa Falcigno<\/a>. Marisa worked as a graphic designer before deciding to return to school for MFA study. She’s been a great consultant and designer for many people affiliated with Ceramics, and assisted Masters Art Education alum Jeni Hansen with her K-12 ceramics resource site for teachers, Oh Happy Clay!<\/a><\/p>\n

Chris’s new\u00a0site includes a fun process page <\/a>that shows how Chris handbuilds\u00a0his work using drop molds made from foam insulation. It’s a variation on forming slabs that uses shallow cut-outs to slump soft slabs into curved forms. I’ve seen people use plywood forms, but the stiff foam insulation sheets are easy to cut and\u00a0light-weight. It’s a flexible method of adding volume in shapes to slab-building. Ceramics Monthly had a nice article about Chris’s methods in Dec. 2011. Chris is inspired by inflatable toys, mid-20th century modern furniture designers, and the seduction of touch.<\/p>\n

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Chris Pickett drop-molded tray, cone 6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The web site is the 21st-century’s\u00a0business card. UF\u00a0Ceramics MFA alumnus Chris Pickett has a snappy new web site designed by UF Graphic Design student Marisa Falcigno. Marisa worked as a graphic designer before deciding to return to school for MFA study. She’s been a great consultant and designer for many people affiliated with Ceramics, and… Continue reading Working with drop molds with Chris Pickett<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-132","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ceramic-tech-info","category-design","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t