About

Susanne Mooney

I grew up in Germany where I learned my trade during a 3 year apprenticeship, during this time I also attended the Keramiker Fachschule in Höhr Grenzhausens

My first experience with clay was at the age of 9, when I dug up some clay from a field near my home and created some coil pots. As a young teen I took part in a pottery course in the youth club in a neighbouring town, this was my first introduction to the pottery wheel. I instantly knew this was what I wanted to do

D’fhás mé suas sa Ghearmáin áit a chaith mé 3 bliana mar printíseach ag foghlaim mo cheird agus d’fhreastal mé ar Keramiker Fachschule in Höhr Sachsenhausen chomh maith sa tréimhse sin

Fuair mé mo chéad thaithí ar an gcré nuair a bhí mé naoi mbliana d’aois nuair a rinne mé potaí cornánach. D’fhreastal mé ar chúrsaí potaireachta sa chomharsanacht agus mé i mo dhéagóir. Bhí a fhios agam ón gcéad uair a d’úsáid mé roth potaireachta gurb é seo mo rogha gairme

MoonPorcelain

I have always loved moonlight. I wanted to create pieces so fine that they become translucent and give off a beautiful glow to provide a little light in the dark, just like the Moon gives us enough light to find our way on a dark night. With this in mind MoonPorcelain was created. My aim is to recreate some of that beautiful moon light through my work

B’aoibhinn liom solas na gealaí i gcónaí. Theastaigh uaim saothair a chruthú a bheadh chomh tréshoilseach céanna leis an solas gléineach san a lasfadh an chonair romhainn sa dorchadas. Sin é an fáth gur chruthaigh me MoonProcelain. Sé an sprioc atá agam ná athcruthú a dhéanamh ar solas na gealaí trí mo chuid oibre

The Process

High firing colours are added to the porcelain clay and then each piece is hand thrown on the pottery wheel. As the pieces are thrown the swirls of colour are created. At the leather hard stage each piece is turned and the patterns and designs are added. They are then dried slowly before a translucent glaze is applied. To complete the process the pieces are fired at a high temperature in the kiln

Déantar dathanna speisialta a mheascadh leis an gcré phoircealláin. Ceann ar cheann cuirtear ar an roth potaireachta iad. Cruthaíonn an próiseas seo dathanna aoibhne. Nuair a chruann an t-earra cuirtear pátrúin agus dearadh ar leith air. Tirimíotar go mall réidh an t-earra ansan sara gcuirtear gléas tréshoilseach air. Ar deireadh deantar é a bhácáil ar theocht ard in áith chriadóireachta