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Posey's work combines thrown, altered and hand-built sections. Thesesections remade separately and then assembled. She uses gold decals as acontrast to her painterly surface. The p ots are majolica on terra cotta.Majolica is a glaze tradition that began in the Middle East in the 9thcentury with a tin-opacified glaze. The majolica glaze is very smooth andwhite, which makes a good surface for decorating. The various colors areapplied usually with a brush to the glazed surface to create the activepatterns and decorations. The pots are then fired to cone 04 in an electrickiln. After the firing the glazed surface maintains both the line quality ofthe patterns and the colors of the decoration.Posey Bacopoulos, New York, NY"In my work, it is my intention to create pots that enter people's everydaylives in a direct and intimate way. My goal is to integrate form, functionand surface in a manner that brings a sense of excitement to my work. I amcontinually exploring the relationship between surface decoration and form,while in the surface treatment of my work I use line, pattern and color tocreate the vibrant surfaces. The floral motifs on my pots are patternsrather than actual representations that serve to divide the space ininteresting ways." Show more