Steven & Christine Anderson - Katie Gingrass Gallery

Steven & Christine Anderson - ceramic wall sculpture & tiles

Steven & Christine Anderson:
The process begins with a 25 pound block of soft clay. After hand-wedging, the clay is run through a ceramic press called a slab roller to form a dense, flat slab. The clay is then transferred to a board and dimension and details are added through carving and drawing on the surface over a period of weeks. Once dry to the touch, the clay is in its greenware state and ready for the first kiln firing to 1900 degrees over a period of hours. Once cool, it is called bisqueware and ready for glazing.

Glaze (colored liquid glass) is applied in layers with painter’s brushes. Once glazed, the piece is fired a second time, to 2200 degrees for nearly 24 hours. The firing melts the glaze which then hardens into a colored smooth, matt, or shiny surface. Our color test chart has 324 possible colors made by combining our 18 basic colors. Bold and subtle detail, often with painterly effects is achieved through glazing.

Steven and Christine Anderson have collaborated on artistic endeavors since 1990. Currently focusing on ceramics, they also have backgrounds in painting, photography, bookbinding, and printing. Both have worked extensively in the arts; Steven in museums and Christine as an architectural lighting and corporate art consultant.