Ulla Mead

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Organic form

Winter 2018/19

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Ulla makes slab-built sculptural ceramics, the majority of which are a playful take on classical container forms, in particular the bottle.  These pieces, especially when displayed in groups, have an animated almost human air about them.

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Although Ulla works from templates slight variations in assembly make each piece unique.

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After bisque firing most pieces are glazed and then raku fired in a kiln that Ulla has built in her garden.  Others are coated with a crackle slip and fired in an electric kiln, a process which produces a matt surface and a more subtle crackle pattern brought out by brushing the surface with an ink solution.  Both firing techniques give unpredictable results which adds to the uniqueness of each final piece.