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Celtic Earth Bowl Earthenware 12" diameter Summer 1998
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Twisted Pot Earthenware 18"h 10"d Summer 1998
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Phallic Tree Pot Stoneware Ceramic 5"w 18"h Fall 1998
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Bubble Set Stoneware Fall 1998
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Arabic Set Stoneware Fall 1998
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Shindo Vessel Stoneware 6"w 12"hFall 1998
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Insanity Pot Slip Cast Porcelain 6"w 8"h Fall 1998
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Wood Fire Pots Stoneware Fall 1999
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Spunk Jug High Fire Earthenware 18"w 35"h Fall 1999
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Spunk Jug High Fire Earthenware 18"w 35"h Fall 1999
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Shell Stoneware approx 30" tall Fall 1999
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Shell Stoneware approx 30" tall Fall 1999
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Hands On Stoneware, Wood approx. 36"x24" Fall 1999
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Impressive Narrative Stoneware, Wood approx. 4'x5' Fall 1999
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Wrathful Messiah Bronze 11"h Spring 1998
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Matchless Aluminum, Ceramic, Wood 24"w 7"h Fall 1998
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Matchless (detail) Aluminum, Ceramic, Wood 24"w 7"h Fall 1998
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Illuminated Woman Charcoal, Gesso, Ink 40"w 25"hFall 1998
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Woman with Red Highlights Charcoal, Pastel 22"w 27"hFall 1998
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Woman with Dark Face Charcoal, Gesso 23"w 35"h Fall 1998
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Dismissed (detail) Photo 9"w 6"h
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Self Portrait Charcoal 12"w 18"h" Spring 1995
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The Celtic Earth Pot, Twisted Pot and Phallic Tree Pot were all hand built in my first ceramics class. Not too bad considering I'd had the pinky nail on my left hand torn out just before start of term.
Bubble Set, Arabic Set and Shindo Vessel were all wheel thrown. They were explorations of form and design from other cultures.
The Insanity Pot nearly drove me insane while creating, thus, its title. This was slip cast and assembled from various items such as bottles, vegetables, toys and a seashell.
The Spunk Jug is my biggest hearbreak. It was created using a special mix of clay that I'd created- a macho high fire earthenware. During the process of firing, the jug tore itself apart. You can see one of the cracks in the first picture.
Shell is made up of 10 separate pieces which are balanced and interlocked when assembled to create a free-standing figurative form.
Hands On explores the idea that *seeing* art isn't always the first sense one should use. Each piece is imprinted with a grip, so when held, fits naturally into one's hand. The board has a series of pegs on it which each piece fits over. It elicits the person to feel and assemble the pieces.
Impressive Narative was made with woven strands of clay that I laid over my body which formed to my shape as they dried. The pieces were then suspended from a rod using ceramic hooks I'd fashinoned.
Wrathful Messiah was created using the lost wax method of metal casting. Some of the surface detail was created using such items as rice and willow tree branches. The standing figure also doubles as a handy weapon.
Matchless also used the lost wax method with one of the figures slip cast in porcelain as well. I melted the bottom of my Doc Martens during this pour.
The self portrait was one of the first drawings I'd done in my first art class out of high school. It's too funny to go back and see your earlier drawings, see where your technique started, and (hopefully) how it has improved.