Ceramic Reliefs and Tile Works
Travelling – especially in Italy – I’ve been exposed to and influenced by the historical works that grace the walls of churches, and even on buildings in the streets. These pieces are often religious icons, folk-art characters, angels and saints that inspire my designs of my dimensional reliefs. It may be noted that birds are also important to me in these reliefs. These works are designed to hang on the wall.
My tile works – very low-relief surfaces, are also inspired by birds and anthropomorphic leanings, can indicate the inspiration from the human condition. Easily hung on a wall as individual tiles or sets or mounted on a substrate surface. As you can see – birds and their spirits continue to inhabit my work.
Italianate Box Frame with Bird, Eggs and Feather
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Terra cotta clay, oxide-stained, metallic wax patina, and glass
Dimensions: 15” height, 12” width, 2.5” depth
New Family
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Terra cotta clay, oxide-stained, metallic wax patina
Dimensions: 14” height, 11” width, 3” depth
Hidden Treasures
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Terra cotta clay, oxide-stain, metallic wax patina
Dimensions: 14” height, 10” width, 4” depth
Royal Bird with Five Eggs
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Terra cotta clay, oxide-stained, glass, and metallic-wax patina
Dimensions: 15” height, 10” width, 105” depth
. . . and then there was four
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Terra cotta clay, oxide-stain, metallic-wax patina.
Dimensions: 10” height, 10” width, 1.5” depth
Voyeur
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Terra cotta clay, oxide-stained, glass, metallic-wax patina
Dimensions: 13” height, 10.5” width, 4” depth
Bird Spirit Rising
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Terra cotta clay, oxide-stained, metallic-wax patina, glass, colored pencil, petrified frog, chicken breast bone.
Dimensions: 15” height, 15” width, 9” depth
Nobody's Home
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Terra cotta clay, oxide-stained, metallic-wax patina.
Dimensions: 15” height, 12” width, 5” depth
Sentinel
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terra cotta, oxide stain, metallic wax patina, glass.
Dimensions: 15” height, 12” width, 2.5” depth
Night Fandango-Broken Dreams
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Terra cotta clay, oxide stained, cast glass, metallic-wax patina
Dimensions: 14" height 9" width 2" depth
Raven Reveal
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Terra cotta clay, mounted on board, colored pencil, metallic-wax patina.
Dimensions: 27” height, 21” width, 4” depth
Lookin' for Trouble
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Terra cotta clay, oxide-stained, glazed; mounted, framed
Dimensions: 10” height, 26” width
Bird Tile Set
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Terra cotta clay, oxide-stained, glaze, metallic wax patina
Something's Brewing
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Terra cotta clay, oxide stain, metallic wax patina
Dimensions: 20” height, 18” width
Storm's Brewin'
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Terra cotta clay, glaze, and metallic wax patina.
Dimensions: 20” height, 18” width
Romantic Sunset
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Terra cotta clay, glaze, metallic wax patina.
Dimensions: 12” height, 17” width