Eco Forma# The Eco Forma System: One Connected Path from Form to Finish
1. One Connected Process
Eco Forma is a connected clay and surface system designed to carry the work from first is a connected clay and surface system designed to carry the work from first form to final finish.
Each stage has a distinct purpose. Artisan form to final finish.
Each stage has a distinct purpose. Artisan Clay establishes the form. Dip reinforces and refines Clay establishes the form. Dip reinforces and refines the fully dry surface. Image and color develop across the prepared ground. Ceramic Coat builds and unifies the ceramic surface. Gloss Top Coat completes the piece when greater clarity, depth, and luminosity support the work.
Form → Dip → Image / Color → Ceramic Coat → Finish
The strength of the system lies in the fully dry surface. Image and color develop across the prepared ground. Ceramic Coat builds and unifies the ceramic surface. Gloss Top Coat completes the piece when greater clarity, depth, and luminosity support the work.
Form → Dip → Image / Color → Ceramic Coat → Finish
The strength of the system lies in this continuity. Each stage prepares the piece for the next while carrying the form, this continuity. Each stage prepares the piece for the next while carrying the form, detail, color, and image beneath it forward into detail, color, and image beneath it forward into the completed work.
2. Form
Artisan Clay begins the Eco Forma process.
Soft, responsive, and open the completed work.
2. Form
Artisan Clay begins the Eco Forma process.
Soft, responsive, and open while you work, it can be thrown, hand formed, rolled, cut, carved, joined while you work, it can be thrown, hand formed, rolled, cut, carved, joined, textured, and refined as the piece develops. Its extended working time supports both immediate gestures and more deliberate decisions, textured, and refined as the piece develops. Its extended working time supports both immediate gestures and more deliberate decisions around proportion, transition, structure, and surface.
The bright mineral body also establishes the ground around proportion, transition, structure, and surface.
The bright mineral body also establishes the ground beneath every later stage. Once the form is fully dry, it is ready to move into Dip for reinforcement, further beneath every later stage. Once the form is fully dry, it is ready to move into Dip for reinforcement, further refinement, and surface preparation.
3. Dip
Dip is the refinement and preparation stage for fully dry Eco Forma clay.
It reinforces the surface, reduces refinement, and surface preparation.
3. Dip
Dip is the refinement and preparation stage for fully dry Eco Forma clay.
It reinforces the surface, reduces powdering, and supports controlled smoothing, trimming, and edge correction. With a small amount of water, the dipped surface can be lightly reopened so powdering, and supports controlled smoothing, trimming, and edge correction. With a small amount of water, the dipped surface can be lightly reopened so the maker can return to specific areas without disturbing the complete the maker can return to specific areas without disturbing the complete form.
Dip also prepares a more receptive ground for pigment, paint, drawing, transfer, Ceramic Coat form.
Dip also prepares a more receptive ground for pigment, paint, drawing, transfer, Ceramic Coat, and the surface work that follows.
Refine with water while the clay is open. Refine through Dip after full drying.
, and the surface work that follows.
Refine with water while the clay is open. Refine through Dip after full drying.
4. Image and Color
Once the dipped surface is fully dry, the piece can continue into color,4. Image and Color
Once the dipped surface is fully dry, the piece can continue into color, drawing, transfer, and mixed media.
Color may begin within ready-m drawing, transfer, and mixed media.
Color may begin within ready-mixed Eco Forma Color Clay or be developed through Pigment Activator andixed Eco Forma Color Clay or be developed through Pigment Activator and compatible dry mineral pigments. Paint, pencil, graphite, pastel, transfer, and other compatible media can then build compatible dry mineral pigments. Paint, pencil, graphite, pastel, transfer, and other compatible media can then build line, image, pattern, and layered color across the prepared surface.
This stage allows image and color to become part of line, image, pattern, and layered color across the prepared surface.
This stage allows image and color to become part of the form before Ceramic Coat builds and unifies the ceramic surface around the form before Ceramic Coat builds and unifies the ceramic surface around them.
5. Ceramic Coat
Ceramic Coat is the ceramic build stage of the Eco them.
5. Ceramic Coat
Ceramic Coat is the ceramic build stage of the Eco Forma System.
Applied over the fully dry prepared surface, it Forma System.
Applied over the fully dry prepared surface, it softens small irregularities, brings varied media into greater continuity, and develops a softens small irregularities, brings varied media into greater continuity, and develops a harder, more refined ceramic surface while preserving the detail beneath it.
Cer harder, more refined ceramic surface while preserving the detail beneath it.
Ceramic Coat connects form, color, drawing,amic Coat connects form, color, drawing, paint, pigment, and transfer within one resolved material field. It can remain as the final paint, pigment, and transfer within one resolved material field. It can remain as the final visible surface when the work calls for a quiet matte ceramic finish or provide the foundation for Gloss Top Coat visible surface when the work calls for a quiet matte ceramic finish or provide the foundation for Gloss Top Coat.
6. Finish
Gloss Top Coat completes the Eco Forma surface when greater clarity, depth, reflected light, and gloss are desired.
Applied over fully dry Ceramic Coat, it deepens color, clarifies detail, and brings variations in texture and sheen into a more continuous luminous finish.
Build Gloss Top Coat through thin, even applications, allowing each coat to settle and dry before continuing. Pieces that call for a quieter ceramic character can reach completion with Ceramic Coat.
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6. Finish
Gloss Top Coat completes the Eco Forma surface when greater clarity, depth, reflected light, and gloss are desired.
Applied over fully dry Ceramic Coat, it deepens color, clarifies detail, and brings variations in texture and sheen into a more continuous luminous finish.
Build Gloss Top Coat through thin, even applications, allowing each coat to settle and dry before continuing. Pieces that call for a quieter ceramic character can reach completion with Ceramic Coat.
7. Why the Stages Matter
Each stage addresses a different material need.
Artisan Clay carries the form and establishes the bright mineral body. Dip reinforces, refines, and prepares the dry surface. Image and color develop across the receptive ground. Ceramic Coat builds and unifies the ceramic layer. Gloss Top Coat adds final clarity and depth Stages Matter
Each stage addresses a different material need.
Artisan Clay carries the form and establishes the bright mineral body. Dip reinforces, refines, and prepares the dry surface. Image and color develop across the receptive ground. Ceramic Coat builds and unifies the ceramic layer. Gloss Top Coat adds final clarity and depth when the work calls for it.
This defined process gives the maker control throughout the development when the work calls for it.
This defined process gives the maker control throughout the development of the piece. Structure, refinement, image, ceramic build, and finish each receive their of the piece. Structure, refinement, image, ceramic build, and finish each receive their own stage rather than being left own stage rather than being left to one material at the end.
8. Best Results Through the Complete to one material at the end.
8. Best Results Through the Complete System
Eco Forma products are designed to work together, with each stage supporting the performance System
Eco Forma products are designed to work together, with each stage supporting the performance of the next.
Begin with fully dry Artisan Clay. Use Dip for reinforcement, refinement, and surface preparation. Complete of the next.
Begin with fully dry Artisan Clay. Use Dip for reinforcement, refinement, and surface preparation. Complete image and color work before Ceramic Coat. Allow every material image and color work before Ceramic Coat. Allow every material and application to dry fully before continuing.
**Form → Dip → Image / and application to dry fully before continuing.
Form → Dip → Image / Color → Ceramic Coat → Finish
Following the complete Color → Ceramic Coat → Finish**
Following the complete process makes it easier to evaluate adhesion process makes it easier to evaluate adhesion, surface continuity, color development, image clarity, and final handling performance as parts of one finished system.
9, surface continuity, color development, image clarity, and final handling performance as parts of one finished system.
9. Where to Begin
The Starter Kit introduces the complete Eco Forma. Where to Begin
The Starter Kit introduces the complete Eco Forma process in smaller working quantities, making it a practical entry point for first pieces process in smaller working quantities, making it a practical entry point for first pieces, samples, and technique studies.
The Studio Kit provides more material for repeated, samples, and technique studies.
The Studio Kit provides more material for repeated work, workshops, shared studio use, and larger groups of pieces.
Beginning with the complete process work, workshops, shared studio use, and larger groups of pieces.
Beginning with the complete process helps makers understand how each stage interacts before helps makers understand how each stage interacts before adapting application methods, media, color adapting application methods, media, color, and finish to their own studio practice. Individual products can then be replenished according to, and finish to their own studio practice. Individual products can then be replenished according to the stages used most often.
10. One System, Many Surface Paths
The Eco Forma System provides one clear process the stages used most often.
10. One System, Many Surface Paths
The Eco Forma System provides one clear process while supporting a wide range of visual outcomes.
Color can begin within the clay body or develop while supporting a wide range of visual outcomes.
Color can begin within the clay body or develop across the dipped surface. Image can remain restrained or build through pigment, paint across the dipped surface. Image can remain restrained or build through pigment, paint, drawing, transfer, and layered mixed media. Ceramic Coat can complete the piece, drawing, transfer, and layered mixed media. Ceramic Coat can complete the piece with a quiet matte surface, while Gloss Top Coat can add greater optical depth and with a quiet matte surface, while Gloss Top Coat can add greater optical depth and luminosity.
The stages remain consistent as the expression changes. This gives makers room to develop an luminosity.
The stages remain consistent as the expression changes. This gives makers room to develop an individual surface language within a clear and repeatable material individual surface language within a clear and repeatable material process.
11. A Connected Path from Form to Finish
Eco Forma allows the work to develop in process.
11. A Connected Path from Form to Finish
Eco Forma allows the work to develop in stages while preserving the relationship between the clay and every surface decision stages while preserving the relationship between the clay and every surface decision that follows.
The form begins in Artisan Clay. Dip reinforces and refines it. Image and color become part of the piece. Ceramic that follows.
The form begins in Artisan Clay. Dip reinforces and refines it. Image and color become part of the piece. Ceramic Coat builds the ceramic surface. Gloss Top Coat completes the Coat builds the ceramic surface. Gloss Top Coat completes the work when a more luminous finish supports the intended result.
Each stage has work when a more luminous finish supports the intended result.
Each stage has a clear role. Each one carries the work forward.
**The form begins in the clay. a clear role. Each one carries the work forward.
The form begins in the clay. The ceramic result develops through the system. The ceramic result develops through the system.