Flight of Spirits
Metamorphosis is most often associated with biological or geological transformations of matter, processes that mirror metaphysical change. In passing humans long to dissolve, but instinctively we also hope that death itself is a transmutation and a means to somehow extend our own mortal existence. Traces of this spiritual longing are expressed in our material remains…
Tripod Vessel With Missing Leg, 2018.
Stoneware, cotton fibers, craft tape, rhinestones.
12 x 11 x 8 in / 30 x 28 x 20 cm.
Alcarraza, 2018.
Recycled clay from Alfred University, Alfred local shale, velour, latex balloons, sand.
10 x 7 x 6-1/2 in / 25 x 18 x 15 cm.
Thinker, 2018.
Stoneware, fur, velour.
12 x 4 x 5 in / 30 x 10 x 12 cm.
Yellow Nymph, 2017.
Stoneware, fabric.
9.5 x 10 x 7 / 24 x 25 x 18 cm.
Marble Moth, 2017.
Stoneware, fabric.
10 x 11 x 7.5 in / 25 x 28 x 19 cm.
Stylized Alcarraza, 2018.
Stoneware, craft tape.
11 x 7 x 7 in / 28 x 18 x 18 cm.
Split Icon: Tulato Seated Figure, 2017.
Pit-fired earthenware, acrylic, varnish.
15 x 15 x 10 in / 38 x 38 x 25 cm.
Split Icon: Tulato Standing Figure, 2017.
Pit-fired earthenware, acrylic, varnish.
Two pieces, 19 x 6 x 6 in / 48 x 15 x 15 cm each.
Llama, 2018.
Stoneware, nylon filament, fur.
10 x 6 x 3.5 in / 25 x 15 x 9 cm.
Madre de Agua Fountain, 2016.
Wood-fired earthenware, partially glazed, copper pipes.
19-1/2 x 19-1/2 x 19 in / 49 x 49 x 48 cm.
Chorographic Commission Vessels, 2016.
Wood-fired and then oxidized earthenware.
7-1/2 x 5-1/4 x 5-1/4 in / 18 x 12 x 12 cm and other sizes.