6" x 5" x 1.5"
My mom had collections: a pig collection, a thimble collection, an egg collection. In fact, this was the start of my some serious creative endeavors. I wanted to add to these collections. Since I did not have money of my own to buy things, I made them. I painted rocks, made drawings and even sculpted animals from a relatively young age to give as a gifts. The inspiration for what to make was often influenced by my desire to make something special for a collection. This bug is just dying to be part of a collection! It was made with clay and went through a Raku firing process.
Raku is a special firing process involving oxygen reduction. After being bisque-fired, glazed with specially formulated glazes, then heated again to 1850°, the work was tossed red-hot into a reduction chamber (a metal bin filled with bark and old paper from the recycle center). After some time to cool, the work emerged anew. Where it was engulfed by hot flames, the color is different than the areas that were not touched. The process is chaotic and unpredictable, resulting in amazing, magical color combinations. The coloring is a living surface. It will change with time.
6" x 5" x 1.5"
My mom had collections: a pig collection, a thimble collection, an egg collection. In fact, this was the start of my some serious creative endeavors. I wanted to add to these collections. Since I did not have money of my own to buy things, I made them. I painted rocks, made drawings and even sculpted animals from a relatively young age to give as a gifts. The inspiration for what to make was often influenced by my desire to make something special for a collection. This bug is just dying to be part of a collection! It was made with clay and went through a Raku firing process.
Raku is a special firing process involving oxygen reduction. After being bisque-fired, glazed with specially formulated glazes, then heated again to 1850°, the work was tossed red-hot into a reduction chamber (a metal bin filled with bark and old paper from the recycle center). After some time to cool, the work emerged anew. Where it was engulfed by hot flames, the color is different than the areas that were not touched. The process is chaotic and unpredictable, resulting in amazing, magical color combinations. The coloring is a living surface. It will change with time.
