18 October, 2007

Clam Bowls



Function and form? Yes I've done it again. It's not the best thing to do but I was practicing on the wheel and the really wide soft edge of a large bowl, brought up too quickly had this beautiful wavy effect when it flopped down.
This made trimming difficult so I did what I could to get a neat foot and then hand carved the exterior in this clam shell finish. I've already said that function should not be a factor in my sculpture but I can't resist putting seafood into this bowl.