Topic: Does this internal pattern effect have a name?

[buttonfluff]

Hi . I have heard this called the gray effect and similar and i wondered if it has a real term for this technique,now i have come accross this clear/white one  do i call it the white effect-or have i just missed the real term along the way ?? someone please put me out of my misery

[langhaugh]

I want to say feathered, but that's been taken for another technique (fenicio). I haven't seen this given a name anywhere. In fact, I don't think I've even seen the precise effect before. It looks like smears of colour with bubbles round the edges. How would you describe it as it's not totally clear in the pictures? It's relatively modern Nason piece, isn't it?

We could have a competition to provide a name. Would that help end your misery?

Nice bird, btw, whatever we call the technique.

David

[TxSilver]

I don't think "gray effect" is the name of a technique. It was just something that someone called a certain type of glass that caught on. I guess we could call this one "white effect." There is most likely a proper name for the mold used to form the sommerso vessel. Does anyone know what type of mold was used? I am assuming that such precise forming of the vessel could not be achieved by careful manual manipulation alone.

[claretjugcollector]

nice piece anyway- could be named " poisoned pidgeon " 

[buttonfluff]

lol @ poisoned pidgeon its supposed to be a duck, ....i have always decribed it as fish scale pattern and the white is alot more delicate than the usual dark versions it looks like the "effect" is made from foamy fine bubbly glass this one looks transparent and lacy,it does look new to me...im very happy with new find 3 pound from the bootsale:)
It would be interesting to know how its made.

[jinxi]

Funnily enough, looking at this Kaj Franck piece the other day and yours reminds me of it - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220677449706&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

[buttonfluff]

It looks the same technique just chunkier to me-very nice ,thanks everyone and i will enjoy my duck /pidgeon .

[Paul S.]

following on from comments from jinxi - re Kaj Frank.......there is a piece in one of the Pina books with an internal 'white' spiralling type effect (again by Frank) of these almost hologram sort of images - although not so pronounced.   In the book this effect is described as ' gauze-like scales - so how about 'sommerso white gauze', or 'sommerso gauze'.

[jinxi]

So many options ... so many options....

[TxSilver]

I call the form "puddle duck" because it looks like the ceramic curious puddle ducks that are so popular in home decor. I have a pair of curious puddle ducks from Home Interiors. I wonder if Nason made these ducks in pairs (one up, one down).