blue cobalt

Ingredients

cobalt, white clay

Preparation Steps

Original Recipe Text

The author applied blue cobalt onto white clay ceramic bodies to act as a revival of historical white and blue wares (p. 110). This technique was used to decorate 3D polygons that were either slip-cast or hand-built to mimic the aesthetics of Alhambra (Section 3.4).

Evidence

"I also applied blue cobalt on white clay in this work and other exploration, to act as a revival of the rich history of white and blue ware in Islamic Ceramics, which was also used for Alhambra vases."

Remarks

The use of cobalt blue on a white substrate is specifically linked by the author to the historical 'white and blue ware in Islamic Ceramics' and 'Alhambra vases' (p. 110). This creative practice aims to adapt traditional concepts and methods alongside new digital methods such as 3D printing (p. 125).