FIGURATIVE SCULPTURE

In the 1970s when I was making my porcelain buttons and cabinet knobs, I sculpted little improvised porcelain figures that brought me great personal pleasure. In the 1990s, a painting and drawing on clay workshop at the Oregon School of Arts and Crafts led me to a body of work in working with slabs of bisque fired clay. I began building up the details of the face with clay in the very last piece I made in that series, and created many pieces large and small that were set into wood boxes that are painted with acrylic paint along with the ceramic face. A few of those pieces are available in my paintings section here.

In 2018, I took a narrative sculpture class at Oregon College of Arts and Crafts, which has brought me to my present day 3 dimensional figurative sculpture work. Working in three dimensions (beyond buttons and knobs) is a wonderful challenge. New work will be uploaded as it is completed. And you can view more of my pieces in my Blessing Totems and Petite-Blessing Totems pages.

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Standing in My Bliss

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Standing in My Bliss

$975.00

Formed with akio clay, this first of my free standing sculptures brings me great joy, hence the title Standing in My Bliss.

I used the press mold I made for my Mini-Blessing Totems for the face, and made a tripod base for her so she stands solidly on the earth.

She stands 13” tall by 4” wide, and has a sublime smile on her face.

She was glazed and fired to cone 6 and has a little acrylic paint on her pantaloons.

I will be making others, and hope you enjoy viewing my first “baby”.

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