Nudi Branch Condo

size: 40cm high x 28cm wide.
Glazed porceline.
This ocean habitat is a fantasy sculpture. Micro nudi Branches might take up residence in this aquatic condo.
I created a thick textured surface and glazed these in a glossy caramel oxide glaze. The tops of each tube were dipped in a cobalt slip before firing. The whole sculpture has a reference to historical pottery, in the rounded vessel shape. However this piece has no functional attributes, other than sculptural.

Flotsam and Jetsam

This piece was created after a walk on along Mai Khao beach, Phuket, when I found the cut-up piece of plastic from a fuel container. The 'found' piece is in the top right corner, stuck onto the canvas with super glue.
Size: 60x80cm. for each canvas. Framed separately.
Medium: Acrylic paint, super glue and found beach trash.

I wanted to evoke an 'other-worldly' feel, as I think the ocean is another world. It was the ocean that inspired this piece, starting with the trash I collected.
I also wanted to play with cubism. I hoped the angles would also represent a school of swimming fish. The two colours are a contrast of sand deep sea, light and dark. The shapes are a contrast on organic and man-made objects and their harmonious blend.