Whale Dreaming

Detail of colour, added materials and negative space.

Top view.
This is where we see the whale.

Zoom in on negative space.
Ropes and vines, threaded through one of the holes.

Front view.

This sculpture, made at the same time as the following two sculptures was so much fun to make. They all were, really. But I loved making something so big. The studio in Phuket where I was able to work manufactures ceramics for hotels. They have huge gas fired kilns, the size of a small bedroom. Size was not a limit for me.
Whale Dreaming has the same colours as the Mermaids' Tango; Rich Dark Caramel brown and contrasting light gold created with melted glass over the glaze.
I've added ropes and vines that were washed up on the beach. These have been woven through the holes and rise up through the whale.
Dimensions = H 45cm x L 65cm x w 30cm
Porcelain and mixed media

Starlight Reflected on the Ripples of the Sea.

Lying down, mouth up and open.

Ripples of light.

Standing up.

Details of glaze.
The moss green is varied in depth creating the speckles. Melted glass over the green glaze has created the liquid Lapis Blue crystals.

I know it's a long title, but the texture and the colour inspired me to poetry.
This sculpture was glazed upside down. The unglazed foot creates a contrast of textures and colour. The interior is dark mat brown. The exterior has so many colours of deep green and vivid blue moving in fluid ripples around the form.
I like it best lying on it's side with the mouth lifted up. But it can also be stood up on the mouth.
Dimensions H 60cm x W 40cm
Porcelain clay. Coiled
Made in Phuket.

Mermaids' Tango

Front View.
Each piece has a few squiggles. The base is hollow.

Close up of negative spaces, created by barely touching parts. Also the woody vines that I've wrapped around the pieces.

Top View.
The swollen bases come together at the top to create a fluid line.

Mermaids' Tango is made of two separate sculptures that fit against each other perfectly. Between the two pieces are negative spaces resembling bubbles, rising up through water. The bubbles have been created by the turbulence of the tango.
Wrapped around each piece are some woody vines that I found washed up on the beach.
Dimensions = H 55cm x W 70cm