Shoulder Cats, in color
Finally! Shoulder Cat 1: Shoulder Cat 2: Both are sculpted in clay, hand built using coils and slabs. The color comes from underglazes. Each man is wearing a titanium...
Read MoreBig Flowers, Part II (Stems) and “Little Flowers” That Aren’t So Little
Segments of flower stems that will be stacked. Third graders made the leaves, Special Programs students made the lady bugs, and I extruded the stems, which are hollow. Right now, my plan is that these flowers will be 3 1/2 to 5 feet tall. Special Programs students also made other masterpieces, including six “small flowers,” 9 inches to a foot in diameter. Aren’t they adorable? After glazing, we’ll mount them on rods and...
Read MoreA BIG Project
I’m an artist-in-the-schools and have been fortunate enough to be hired by two schoools very recently. At one shcool, we made animals and coral reefs. More n that soon. At another school, third graders are studying flowers and pollination. Here are a few photos from our project.
Read MoreA BIG Project
I’m an artist-in-the-schools and have been fortunate enough to be hired by two schools very recently. At one shcool, we made animals and coral reefs. More n that soon. At another school, third graders are studying flowers and pollination. Here are a few photos from our project.
Read MoreA BIG Project
I’m an artist-in-the-schools and have been fortunate enough to be hired by two schools very recently. When a school contacts me, through the annual Cultural Arts Festival in Wake County, NC, for example, I meet with the cultural arts representative and as many other people involved–art and classroom teachers, to hear their wishes. As a former biologist/anthropologist, I like to integrate our clay workshops and residencies with classroom studies, if possible or desired. We made animals and coral reefs at one school– more on that soon. At another school, three classes of...
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