Casting Slip - Parian Body

Name: Casting Slip - Parian Body
Price: 0.3674 GBP
Availability: InStock

'Self glazing matt elegance'

£36.74

Description

Transform your creations with our Casting Slip - Parian Body. This very popular smooth, white slip offers a translucent, satin matt finish that eliminates the need for additional glazing.

Single fire your pieces with ease and achieve a stunning, self-glazing effect. Parian Porcelain Casting Slip is crafted from our renowned Parian Body, inspired by the exquisite white marble of Paros, the Aegean Island celebrated by the classical Greeks for its use in sculpture.

Known for its historical significance and its popularity among 19th-century potteries in Stoke-on-Trent, Parian remains a distinguished material in ceramic art. This self-glazing body offers extreme translucency, creating a smooth, lustrous finish without the need for additional glazing.

Parian Porcelain Casting Slip is perfect for crafting intricate forms such as figurines, dolls, and light forms, delivering professional-grade results with a timeless aesthetic.

Available in 5 Litre tubs

Unit Size : 5 Litres

5 Litres

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Usage

Parian Porcelain Casting Slip is ideal for ceramic artists seeking a premium material for casting delicate and refined pieces. Its self-glazing properties ensure a polished and luminous finish straight out of the mold, while its exceptional translucency enhances the elegance of intricate designs. Perfect for functional art, decorative items, and sculptural forms, this casting slip allows for precision and consistency in every project. Whether you're creating figurines, ornamental dolls, or light-diffusing forms, Parian Porcelain Casting Slip provides a blend of beauty and reliability rooted in historical craftsmanship.

Colour

Very White

Method

Casting

Texture

Smooth

Firing Range

1220°c - 1240°c

ARTIST INSPIRATION

Jean White

Jean White is a designer-maker specialising in ceramics, with a background as a professional illustrator. She applies her illustration skills to carving and modeling drawings into clay, creating her own plaster molds from these carvings. Each piece is then slip-cast in either porcelain or parian clay.

Passionate about raising awareness of the conservation status of endangered British bird species, Jean has witnessed the decline in bird populations first hand since childhood in the 1960s. Drawing inspiration from traditional techniques used in Wedgwood’s Jasperware, she combines sprigged work with clean, contemporary forms. Her imagery plays on the visual similarity between fossils and the low relief of ceramic sprigs, serving as a powerful metaphor for the fragility of native bird species.