Porcelainia/Process/Status Chart 1992

As I began to define the Porcelain Process in the early days, I drew from my experience as a scientist and injected rigor and documentation into the artistic process. Using color-coded graphs and information logged into a journal, I began to chart the evolution of each porcelain artwork. These logs were an excellent way to document the life cycle of each piece. They also served to record the technical innovations that I was beginning to discover about the process itself. These two pages of the log from 1992-93 represent 68 pieces being worked on from December 1, 1992 through February 18, 1993 -- numbers 285 to 372. The numbered pieces are listed vertically and time runs horizontally. The colors represent each different stage of the work.

During this early period I was completing the work at the rate of 1.2 pieces per day. Currently [August 29, 1998] I am completing the work at the rate of about one piece per month -- a difference in both the time it takes to work on a piece and the quality and size of each new work. The early days were filled with experimentation. I tried many different approaches as I tried to perfect the Porcelain Process. Since 1992, I have worked out most of the technical problems with the technique. Today's work is larger, more complex and intricate. Each final artwork requires up to one year to complete. A "snapshot" of the 35 finished pieces on February 18, 2000 is typical of the status on the work in progress on a given day.

EIGHT STAGES OF THE OCTAHEDRAL PORCELAIN PROCESS
Conceptualization	Fabrication	Equilibridization	Sphericalization	Sculpting	Lid Fitting	Drying	Firing