Meredith Host is known for porcelain pottery. Forms are developed on the potter's wheel and revolve around pieces included in a standard dinner set. As a collector of domestic patterns, Host's creations revolve around themes of patterning in everyday life, especially those found on utilitarian embossed paper products.
Once off the potter's wheel, Host moves through a series of surface decoration techniques when pieces are in the pre-fired leather hard stage. Host begins her surface decorating process by using the thermofax technique, where she custom prints underglaze patterns (using a thermofax machine) on 8 x11? pliable plastic sheets. Plastic sheets are placed (underglaze side down) over the exterior of a leather hard form and rubbed softly with the hand or finger. The underglaze pattern is then transferred to the clay body and the process is repeated based on the desired effect. Host uses the thermofax technique to develop the bulk of her pattern designs.
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