Contemporary Ceramics. Continuation of Blue&white tradition.
This collection started with my glazing experiments. I would paint one glaze on top of the other with a brushstrokes or just a touch of a brush, block some areas with wax or layer glazes. First spontaneous blue and white glaze plates were refined in the process and dots got condensed in a tight mosaic-like pattern.
Each piece is meticulously executed, wheelthrown or handbuild, and glaze is hand painted with precision.
Unique pieces - reduction fired porcelains.
In these pieces Lana explores the possibilities of historical glazes. They are made of porcelain - the whitest clay available - for the purpose of showing off nuances of color. Bowls and cups are thrown on a wheel and then carefully painted in dots. Glazes are left to react and to form their unique look in a complex form of reduction gas firing. The result - not one piece is alike, each one is unique and vibrant like a tropical sea fish.
Lana's Dots are fabrics, skins, mosaics. She packs them in a tight net. Its an exercise in repetition and mark making.
During her long research for glazes that evoke nature Lana found these special combinations: green on dark grey is like wet moss on rocks, grey-blue on yellow is like tiny lichens on trees, white on white is a snow blizzard in the Arctic.
Carved tableware inspired by nature.