台灣作家

Yu-Ying Huang 黃玉英

Taiwan
詳細資訊
Konoha Tenmoku is a unique technique that melts natural leaves into the glaze. Even after being
fired at extremely high temperature, the leaf is not fired to ashes but instead its veins are
vivid displayed, showing a realistic and elegant silhouette, just like real leaves, floating in the
ocean of glaze. This graceful collection of works is an ingenious workmanship.
After a month-long vacation in Provence, France in 2013, I was so enchanted and inspired by
the beauty of the lavender fields there, that I decided to formulate a unique glaze that could
capture this amazing scene.
The difficulties in creating the “lavender” glaze are tremendous. For example, what colorant
should I use to trigger the vibrant colors that reflect the different stages of lavender blossoms?
How big should the lavender petals be? How do I arrange the colors so the presentation is picturesque?
Additionally, it took many trial and errors to find the ideal temperature curves.
I’m happy to present the satisfying results - three Chawans that provoke three types of imagination
about the beautiful lavender fields in Provence.

木葉天目系列作品,以天然的木葉燒熔於作品之中,歷經高溫的淬鍊,縱橫交錯的葉脈清晰
朗現,盡展樸實飄逸的形貌,一如真實的樹葉,浮游於釉彩之洋,靈動綽約,誠為巧奪天工
的珍品。
2013 年夏天,我在法國的普羅旺斯停留了一個月,當地一望無際的薰衣草花田美景,深深
烙印在我心裡,讓我決定創作釉色來永遠留住這份難以言喻的感動。
薰衣草釉以結晶釉為基礎,僅用單一成色劑來表現薰衣草花從初開到盛放、從白晝到夜晚的
多樣色澤變化,除了考量結晶釉的「開花」效果、花瓣大小、位置與顏色分布,還得掌控上
釉技巧、燒製溫度的曲線,難度之高,對於我這做陶老手,都是極大挑戰。
如果說每個人心裡都有一畝田,存在我心中的就是這紫色夢幻的薰衣草花田。