Circuit board – Solder side
In the makingNow: On the wheel
Made by Martijn
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Save to PinterestWheel-thrown mug with applied components, test points and straight copper traces in relief. Carved by hand, inspired by the underside of a Raspberry Pi 5.
- Dishwasher safe
- Dimensions: 9.5 cm high · Ø 8 cm · 275 ml
Specifications
- Made by
- Martijn
- Height
- 9.5 cm
- Diameter
- 8 cm
- Capacity
- 275 ml
Care
Dishwasher safe.
Every piece is made and glazed by hand; small differences in colour and shape are part of it. Wash with a soft sponge and avoid abrasive cleaners. Don't take the piece from very cold to very hot in one go.
The story of this piece
On the wheel (current step)
24 October
Bisque fired (not yet)
Glazed, in the kiln (not yet)
Available (not yet)
Clay has a mind of its own: whether this piece survives the kiln and how the glaze turns out, we only know once it's finished.
About this piece
Turn a circuit board over and you see a different world. No big chips, but hundreds of tiny components in tight rows, test points and copper traces finding their way in straight lines. It looks like a city seen from the air: every block in its place, every route with a purpose.
I found that image on the underside of a Raspberry Pi 5. I photographed it up close, sketched the lines on paper and then transferred them to clay.
The mug is thrown on the wheel. When the clay was leather-hard, I cut the components from clay one by one and set them on the wall: small blocks in rows, larger rectangles and two round test points. Then I carved the copper traces between them by hand and pressed the solder points into the clay as tiny dimples. Every detail is made by hand, so no two mugs are the same.
The relief is dense and angular. Hold the mug and you feel the structure of the board under your fingers.
This mug forms a pair with Circuit board – Copper & Core, the top side of the same board.
From the Circuit board series
Turn a circuit board over and you see a different world. Two mugs, inspired by the top and bottom of a Raspberry Pi 5.
Read more about this series
Every circuit board has two sides. On top sits the processor, with copper traces fanning out from it. Turn it over and you see hundreds of tiny components in tight rows and test points, like a city seen from the air.
For this series I photographed a Raspberry Pi 5 up close, on both sides. I sketched the lines on paper and then transferred them to clay. Every mug is thrown on the wheel. At the leather-hard stage I cut the components from clay and set them on the wall, then carved the copper traces and solder points around them by hand. I use no template and no stamp, so no two mugs are the same.
These are mugs to hold: you feel the relief of the board under your fingers and follow the path of the current with your thumb.
