Pod Bubbles

Pod Bubbles!

I couldn't decide if these looked like seed-pods or bubbles of air in the

water, but I love them. More holes than you can poke a finger at - or into. Altogether there are 12 spheres, all interconnected, but only four of them touch the ground. The rest are left to float upwards - or tumble down, depending on how you look at it.

Spike!

Spike is great. He's about45cm long. You can see his resemblance to Gordon the Sea slug (from two posts earlier). But Spike is just that little bit more edgy than Gordon. I wanted to contrast his colours with that of Gordon, so Spike went for the pale green interior, speckled with black dots. His exterior skin, beautifully textured, is highlighted by the red-brown transparent glaze. The spikes are quite sharp and fragile but easily support his weight.

I love creating these sculptures that have no obvious glaze-free footing. It's challenging of thinking how to apply glazes.

The Woman Bowl

This bowl makes me think of a woman. The round bumps, the ocean blue colour, it's liquid-flow and it's capacity to be a vessel; pregnant with possibilities. So I've called it The Woman Bowl.

new octopus bowl

I have tried to make a new octopus bowl several times. For many reasons, all attempts have failed. But they have also been learning experiences. Finally, I have had a success. And once again, the sculptural aspects are one thing of beauty, the colour of the many glaze layers, lifts it to an entirely new dimension.

Gordon the sea slug

I LOVE this slug. Who doesn't love a giant slug?

What do I love about him?

He's porceline, as usual.

He's also a beautiful colour. But I say that about all of my ceramic works.

He is versatile, too. one way he's a sculpture. Upside-down he's a funky sushi dish.

And he's 40cm long!

Crystal Shards

This sculpture looks jagged, like teeth protecting the mouth of cave. But its small size ( 30 x 30 x 30cm) makes it less sinister. Made from hard porcelain slabs, carefully pieced together like a 3d jigsaw, it comes across as something untouchable and delicate. I'd love to see it on a black lacquer antique cabinet. Crystal shards are somehow beautiful to look at and need our care when touching.

Buoys Will Be Boys

It took years to collect

all of these small floats (buoys), that washed up onto our beach; The Plantation, in Chumporn. The floats were once tied to the top of fishing nets. These ones have come loose and found their way here. I have brought them together in a mixture of random weaving, silicone and glue to create this boy-like (some of the buoys are very phallic) sculpture. Like boys, this fellow is grubby and messy. He's made of rubbish that has washed up on the beach. He's complicated, complex and intricate (the main body of the work) and he is also pure, innocent and simple (the major buoy/head). He was just finished this weekend. He was 9 days in the making. He is 70cm tall and 45cm at his widest girth. He is made from recycled materials. He wants us to recycle more and more.

A STARfish and a Sea Sponge

These two sculptures were in the STARs exhibition.

Starfish is a small miracle; another of my "dangerous" pieces that survived the kiln.

Sea Sponge is just a delight for the senses. The exterior colours are earthy and warm, the interior is fleshy-pink and cool. The whole surface is glassy smooth and rippled like a piece of sheer silk frozen in the act of it's flutter. The mouth is unglazed so it was fired upside - down. This way I got the sexy glaze all over the roounded bottom.

Ripple Walls

I love these ripples. They are chunky and curly and substantially big. This is Stoneware clay with a golden red oxide glaze. The two walls together measure aprox 60cm long and 40 cm high.

Pod Family

Here we are, back where we belong, on solid Art ground.

This wacky connection of pods has more holes. I like holes. They invite you to stick a finger in. And this is my latest glaze. I'm very happy with these colours.