{"id":8910,"date":"2026-01-05T19:30:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T00:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vegetalarium.com\/?p=8910"},"modified":"2026-01-10T17:14:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T22:14:34","slug":"fragment-2-when-i-add-pigments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vegetalarium.com\/en\/fragment-2-when-i-add-pigments\/","title":{"rendered":"Fragment #2 \u2014 When I add pigments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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When I add pigments, the problem is time.<\/strong>
More than a month before seeing what it really becomes.
No quick correction.
No immediate decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don\u2019t want a color that reads as added.
Something laid on top.
White cement is very reactive, but the logic of dosage is still complicated.
Looking for a so-called natural color remains the best option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So I reduce.
I include a small amount of pigment, sometimes intentionally too pale.
I prefer being able to return to it later, once it\u2019s dry,
rather than having to remove what is already too present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This week, there is this pot that was commissioned.
The client asked for a wabi-sabi version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It works well.
Pure wabi-sabi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Imperfections remain visible.
Nothing is too smooth.
Nothing is fully controlled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is a visual silence.
The object does not try to seduce.
It exists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Matter comes before aesthetics.
You can feel the hand.
Time.
Possible use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is also this restraint.
A slight melancholy.
Not emphasized.
But essential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I stop here.
The rest will take time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This text is part of the ongoing<\/em> Hors Series \u2014 Fragments of Matter<\/strong>,
a space dedicated to material, process, and what happens in between.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udc49 with a link to your Hors Series page<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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