Liz Lescault's glazed work is distinguished by extraordinarily beautiful glaze surfaces, in reds, oranges, greens and earth tones. Applying as many as twenty glaze layers and firing the pieces multiple times achieves a depth and variation of color allowing the viewer to look through multiple veils of transparent glaze into a mirrored surface of liquid color.
Liz lived in Botswana and Lesotho where she studied traditional African techniques and in France where she studied watercolor. A selection of her work is part of the permanent collection of the National Museum of Botswana.
When Liz returned to the United States from Africa she began working with low fire ceramics, using terra sigillata slips to create an unglazed patina for rendering complex geometric and abstract designs on vessel surfaces. In the nineties she began developing low fire glazing techniques while expanding her repertoire of organic and sculptural vessel forms. Over many years of experimentation with multiple glazing and firing techniques, a body of original and distinctive work evolved. Her intent is to create depth of color by layering one transparent glaze over another and by using the interaction of glazes to create special effects. Her explorations have brought her to an intimate understanding of the relationship of color and form and the way glazes interact with shape and surface.
Liz Lescault’s studio is located in Cheverly Maryland where she teaches and creates her one of a kind vessel forms and ceramic sculpture. Most recently Liz has expanded her explorations into the realm of biomorphic sculpture. To view images of her sculpture visit www.lizlescault.com.
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