Details: Pinch Pots construction; Terracotta clay body; Cone 04 electric firing; Average height/width - 5 to 10 cms. Inquiries & comments on technique and/or availability welcome here. More to come...
A Gift of the Kiln Gods – Bowl # 1
Details: Pinch Pots construction; Terracotta clay body; Cone 04 electric firing; Average height/width - 5 to 10 cms. Inquiries & comments on technique and/or availability welcome here. More to come...
Neo-Apocalyptic Dust Mites
In my self-isolation due to Covid-19, the house has been cleaned and re-cleaned to a point of sterilization. Between cleanings, I've been reading, wasting time on social media, and making artworks. I discovered some abstract outlines in an old sketchbook and pulled out some bottles of acrylic inks I wanted to use before they dried … Continue reading Neo-Apocalyptic Dust Mites
A Bounty of Bowls – Gifts of the kiln gods
This past year in ceramics has been awesome and challenging. Awesome, because I have been able to get back into my ceramics and explore a little. Challenging because I realized that I was more experimental when I had my own studio space and not challenged by the constraints of the school settings. No one has … Continue reading A Bounty of Bowls – Gifts of the kiln gods
Incongruous Abstractions
The project challenge was to make abstract forms, defines as not resembling anything. The secondary challenges were that they must be hung on a wall, possibly incorporate other materials, potential tally be made with a variety of techniques (coils, slabs, pinch-pots, etc..) and finished with different glazes, engines, and terra sigillata. While, I've had the … Continue reading Incongruous Abstractions
The Widowmaker’s Waltz – The Hollow Ones #14
All the men have been lured to The Death Dance on the promise of beauty. All the women know their roles in this affair, only this is not the usual affair, is it? These women are there to kill. Dressed ready to eliminate the nastiest of men around. Seducing them to their deaths. If any … Continue reading The Widowmaker’s Waltz – The Hollow Ones #14
Taking My Last Breath – The Hollow Ones #13
The ball has only been a reminder of how unloved this figure feels. They yearn to be free of all their pains. The leave The Death Dance, disrobe, and enter the pond in the dead of night. Lights fill their world, in their mind's eye and they contemplate release. They take one final breath and … Continue reading Taking My Last Breath – The Hollow Ones #13
Statuesque Saltimbanque – The Hollow Ones #12
The Saltimbanque always seems enigmatic to me. They are always depicted in a stationary pose, but a pose so filled with kinetic tension that they appear on the verge of exploding in all directions. While not the traditional paternities of a saltimbanque, I feel the abstract paternities applies. It stands statuesque, perhaps our to the … Continue reading Statuesque Saltimbanque – The Hollow Ones #12
The Hollow Ones – Part 3 – The Dead Dance
Pinterest, in its awesomeness, sent me a series of paintings by the amazing Dan McCaw (https://www.mccawcontemporary.com). I believe his work is new to me and as you can imagine, I fell right into all of it! It's flowy, richly layered, fantastically expressive, and packed with stories... at least it kicked my mind into storytelling mode … Continue reading The Hollow Ones – Part 3 – The Dead Dance
Building an Idea – Beware the all seeing god of industry
This one started with the illustration of a lion's head and a load of eye glasses. I imagined the inverted mouth of the lion covered with glasses, as some strange leviathan beast... then I found a bunch of Egyptian images that would become it's beard... the inverted faces seem to be perfect for a beard, … Continue reading Building an Idea – Beware the all seeing god of industry
The New Renaissance Mindset 