University of Wolverhampton   2005/2006

Angela Verdon

I am working towards a major exhibition in April 2006. The show will feature a focused body of new work primarily in bone china and porcelain, but also incorporating other materials for inlay - notably metal and glass. I have been experimenting with size and scale for the previous twelve months and I plan to futher this exploratory avenue of thinking with the construction of larger forms. My working methods involve plaster moulds, both simple one part drop moulds, waste moulds and more complex multi-piece moulds. In addition I am interested in combining wax and gelflex to build up surface texture and mark making. The resulting one off cast abstract froms are unglazed and burnished to a highly polished finish, which emphasises the inherent tactile properties of the material. It is this integral finishing that is central to the work and how it is perceived.