AFTER INITIAL EXPERIMENTS WITH THE POTTERY WHEEL, JEAN-MARC FONDIMARE EVENTUALLY TURNS TO THE TECHNIQUE OF CASTING.

HE PREPARES THE LIQUID PORCELAIN (‘BARBOTINE’) AND POURS IT INTO PLASTER MOLDS THAT HE CREATES AND SHAPES HIMSELF. BY ABSORBING WATER, THE PLASTER ALLOWS A THIN LAYER OF PORCELAIN TO HARDEN. THEN THE SURPLUS PORCELAIN IS REMOVED AND THE MOLD LEFT TO DRY. THE DRYING TIME CAN VARY. ONCE DRIED, THE PORCELAIN IS REMOVED FROM THE MOLD BEFORE BEING PUT INTO AN OVEN AT 1280 ° C. THERE ARE TWO FIRING STEPS.

AFTER THE FIRST ONE, THE PIECES CAN BE DECORATED. JEAN-MARC GLAZES THE INTERIORS OF HIS OBJECTS SO THAT THEY CAN BE USED IN EVERYDAY LIFE.