Polyphemos

This is a whimsical piece I sculpted a few months ago while I was reading the Odessey. My homage to the cyclopes Polyphemos, son of Poseidon, blinded by "no body". I finally got around to glazing some of my past bisqued work.

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Oberon - VI

Here are pictures of today's work on Oberon...looking much more owlish.

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Oberon - V

Here is the latest stage of the Horned Owl commission. Right now it looks more like a generic raptor and lacks the wing masses but it is getting there. I've gotten a ton of work done lately so there a quite a few more posts scheduled...stay tuned.

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Pilgrim's Bowl #1

This is my version of a "Jawan" (traveler's tea bowl) and a monk's begging bowl. I've had a sketch of this for months on my work table. I figured there was no time like the present to get it made.

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Spirit Guide II - Phase two

Here are pics of the second phase of the next Spirit Guide piece. I see the crow as an urban totem and guide. I will give this mask a halo of golden syringes and pierce the orbit bone under the eye and hang tufts of collected crow's feathers bound with found materials. Again the terra-cotta will get a metallic black glaze. Right now I'm just concentrating on making personal pieces that speak to me both aesthetically and spiritually.

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Hoods & Collars - (Joel's Bust IV)

Here are today's pictures of Joel's bust that I'm using in my "Hoods & Collars" piece. In case you didn't see the previous posts on this I am juxtaposing a series of busts consisting of plebian "hoods" and aristocratic "collars" in a crowd like grouping. The "collars" are giving the "hoods" very suspicious cut eyed looks in the grouping. The "collars" are also being affected by the environment by having thier hair and clothing blown by unseen forces. Juxtaposed to this are the "hoods" wearing hoodies and hats looking calm and unaffected by the same forces affecting the "collars". I plan to bisque fire these then only glaze the eyes and the clothes as a quiet homage to Greek polychromed sculpture. I will let this bust get towards leather hard then cut it in half, hollow it out, reassemble it then finish the final modeling. I'd love some feedback on this piece.

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Muertos (Series #5)

These are images of the most recent commission piece for Shannon. I'm doing 8 Dios de los Muertos skull masks that will be glazed with 5 different shinos. Each one will be a different color. White, black, blue, red, and a golden shino based on my recent experimentations. I will also vary the accent colors on each as well. I think in the end this will make a nice grouping.

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