Sunday, June 5, 2011

Dilemma

While working on a new collaboration line with Anna (LilaRubyKing), we sometimes face difficult decisions. Pondering between A & B and both being very indecisive, we turn to you to hear your opinion.

So, we're making new jewellery pieces and to be more precise: rings, earrings, brooches & pendants. All porcelain and that's were we need your opinion.
Do you prefer glazed or unglazed pieces for jewellery?

Glazed ware has no maintenance while natural pieces of porcelain might get a bit dirty when wearing. However it can be cleaned easily with a soft brush and luke warm soapy water. It will look as pretty and white as before and keep it's natural touch.

Below is a sample of partly glazed (right) and partly unglazed (left) ware. Perhaps it's hard for you to imagine without feeling it but if you do have an opinion, we'd love to hear it.
Thanks so much for your co-operation.

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Dawn · 718 weeks ago

I think it depends on the finish of the silver, if it is going to be with silver. I find both intrieging, but sometimes unglazed has more depth...and especially if it goes with a shiny silver finish, then it also has more sophisticated. A matt silver finish with a glazed porcelain would also be very wonderful.
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Anastasia · 718 weeks ago

I think it depends a lot of the concept of the piece, used materials.
Probably with oxidized silver unglazed pieces match better.
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ArtMind 51p · 718 weeks ago

Thanks so much for your opinion, Dawn & Anastasia! Much appreciated.
There won't be any silver involved this time, just porcelain with a touch of Anna. ;)
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zsazsazsu · 718 weeks ago

Ik ga voluit overstag voor het ongeglazuurde. Veel specialer, ziet er ook veel delicater uit.
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NiQui · 718 weeks ago

Het hangt van het ontwerp af. Maar als ik naar de sfeer van je ander werk kijk, past ongeglazuurd beter bij je. Naar mijn mening is volledig geglazuurd te 'af'. Of wel misschien ergens een klein accentje in kleurglazuur.
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terrie · 718 weeks ago

I myself love glazed as more colorful though we may only used a single glaze. It looks harder and no maintenance.
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Rosa · 718 weeks ago

i would prefer glazed pieces because i think they look sturdier and they are more colorful and i wouldn't always feel like i had to be careful not to get them dirty. i also like the slick feel of the glaze and don't like the slightly rough feel of unglazed porcelain. just a personal preference!
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ArtMind 51p · 718 weeks ago

Really appreciate all the voting and commenting. Thank you, everyone! :)
The unglazed porcelain will of course be sanded so it won't feel really rough but it's not as smooth as glazed ware of course.
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Kylie · 718 weeks ago

My vote's in! Interesting to see that the results are so close... obviously we're all undecided too! :)) Kx
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ArtMind 51p · 718 weeks ago

Haha, you're rigth Kylie, such a close vote it's not making it any easier I'm afraid! LOL
I thought the result would be more outspoken.
Thanks so much for taking the time to vote and comment - supersweet! :)
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Daniell · 718 weeks ago

I agree with the first commentor, Dawn, about the metal pairing and contrast.

That said, though, I will almost always choose a ceramic piece that is unglazed (or possibly with a highly textured glaze) over one that is glazed (or glazed glossy). I feel there is a visual depth and added tactile element inherent to unglazed ceramic materials in general (and especially porcelain) that is not possible with glazed work.

What I think would be really awesome though is work that is only partly glazed. I am the kind of creative person who will buy something because it is gorgeous and well-made and then do something to alter it ever so slightly to make it more 'mine' and this is particularly true of jewelry items. Where ceramic jewelry pieces are concerned, I would like very much to have something in a white or very pale clay body partially glazed so that as I wear it, the wear will show or so that I can possibly stain it in some way (say with onion skins, coffee, tea, oak leaves, berries of some sort, perhaps even some kind of commercial fabric dye as I'm working on textile stuff) so that the brighter white is offset by a bit of a neutral or different color.
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Bridget · 717 weeks ago

What about glazed on the inside of the ring where water and dirt may get trapped?

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