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VIcissitude
VIcissitude

Vicissitude, 2010

A ceramic 'loop' hangs from a copper bar projecting out of the wall at a height of 8 feet above ground. 

Stoneware, unglazed; copper, plywood, over steel sub-structure.

Ceramic component: 38" H x 24" W x 3"D

Copper box: 24" L x 4.5" H x 4.5" W

In The Unlikely Event (MIA) — visit www.intheunlikelyevent.com
In The Unlikely Event (MIA) — visit www.intheunlikelyevent.com

One of thirty terracotta bas reliefs comprising "In The Unlikely Event," a large-scale ceramic installation created during an Individual Residency at the European Ceramic Work Centre in 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands, from June to September 2013.

48 cm x 29 cm rectangular area

Terracotta, with terra sigillata finish.

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Sostenuto
Sostenuto

Sostenuto, 2010

Stoneware, unglazed; poplar; leather; brass.

Ceramic component: 20" H x 38" L x 6" W; poplar bench 10" H x 72" L x 10" W; leather straps 60" L x 0.5" W; brass pedals 1.5" H x 6" L x 3" W

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No Saying When
No Saying When

No Saying When, 2012 

view from above

stoneware, unglazed

9" H x 19" L x 7" W

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odalisque
odalisque
anagram
anagram
Involution
Involution

Involution, 2010

Stoneware with manganese dioxide wash

9" H x 19" L x 9.5" W

Parliament
Parliament

Parliament, 2013

Stoneware with bronze glaze.

Overall dimensions vary according to arrangement of components

Individual boulders average 15" H x 13" W x 10" D

 

Flying Clay: Bronze
Flying Clay: Bronze

Flying Clay: Bronze, 2013

Stoneware 'plemp' applied to hessian fabric; bronze glaze

Approximately 36" x 24" x 24"

Made at the European Ceramic Work Centre, Den Bosch, The Netherlands

Flying Clay: Red/Black
Flying Clay: Red/Black

Flying Clay: Red/Black, 2013

approximately 36" x 24" x 24"

Stoneware 'plemp' applied to hessian fabric; gloss red and copper saturation glazes.

Flying Clay Blue-Black
Flying Clay Blue-Black

Flying Clay Blue-Black, 2013

Stoneware 'plemp' mix over hessian fabric, with Copper Saturation glaze.

Flying Clay: Turquoise
Flying Clay: Turquoise
Fanfare Handshakes
Fanfare Handshakes