What is this decoration technique?

I've recently enjoyed doing this decoration on some spoon rests. Basically stabbing a rib into the soft clay repeatedly while the wheel is spinning.

Does anyone know the name for this technique if there is one? I'd like to see how other people have used it on pots.

Thanks,
Tom

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Permalink Reply by Erik Evans on May 14, 2017 at 1:46pm

Good question.  It's probably got a specific name in some other language (Korean, Chinese, or Japanese?).  Hopefully it's more elegant than "kinda-sorta soft-clay chattering"

This begs the question:

Does anyone know of a good resource for pottery terms in other languages (ala "kintsugi")?  I geek out on that stuff and have yet to find anything satisfactory.

Nice work, too, Tom.

Good luck!

Permalink Reply by Joseph Fireborn on May 14, 2017 at 2:14pm

That would make for an awesome garlic plate if your into that sort of thing. I know people pour olive oil in them and then rub garlic for bread dip. I don't do it, but I have seen plates like that. I doubt you care about this, but it is just another way to utilize that technique if your selling pots with it. 

I have no idea what it is called. A lot of people do a slip decoration similar to that. Either way nice patterns.

Permalink Reply by Tom Humphries on May 25, 2017 at 2:46pm
Good idea for garlic plate Joseph, I might try some of those sometime.

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