Exhibition -- Limbic Resonance

Here are some photos from the Limbic Resonance exhibition which opened on November 15th and will continue through December 12th.  Opening night was great with about 300 people attending.  I got many questions and interesting comments.  It was a lot of fun.  My space was about 26 feet wide and there was about 16 feet in front of the figures, so there was plenty of room for viewers to walk around and see everything from all angles.

Yours truly

On the left is "In the Morning" with "On the Veranda" and "Near the Tree" behind it.  In the center is "After the Fall" with "On the Precipice" and "By the Lake" behind it.  On the right is "In the Evening" with "In the Park" and "Under the Cloud" behind it.

Some viewers walking through.  Kids absolutely loved "After the Fall".  They could not help getting down on their hands and knees for a closeup look.  They all wanted to fix him.

Individual shots: "In the Morning"

"On the Veranda"

"Near the Tree"

"After the Fall" (from the side)

"After the Fall" (looking down)

"On the Precipice"

"By the Lake"

"In the Evening"

"In the Park"

"Under the Cloud"

That is all for now.  I'll do another post relating what people had to say about the exhibition.

Print/Collage -- Home Variations

Here are two variations from a set of print/collages on the theme of "home".  Each variation varies slightly from the others and each has some similarities.  Each print/collage is about 12" by 14" and the colors are quite rich.  That richness does not come through as well in these scans.  These are variation 1/7 and 2/7.

Ceramics -- By the Sea

This ceramic sculpture is composed of multiple hybrid figures.  Each figure was made in two parts and joined together.  A baby was sculpted in clay and a plaster mold was poured around it.  The clay was then removed leaving the impression of the baby as a one-part plaster mold.  A two-part plaster mold was made from an existing shell that had been coated with resist.  A hole was drilled into this mold.  To assemble a shell baby, porcelain slip was poured into the mold of the baby and into the mold of the shell.  When the clay had firmed up, the excess slip was poured out and the pieces removed.  Slip was then used to adhere the shell to the baby.  The pieces were bisque fired, glazes were applied and each figure was then fired to cone 10.  Very tiny lights were inserted into the bottom of each figure to complete the sculpture.

Ceramics -- In the Circle

These three ceramic sculptures explore the possibility of "ambiguous narrative" interaction among very basic figures.  One is made from white clay and glazed in white, a second is made from very dark clay and glazed in tenmoku and the third is made from three different colors of clay and glazed with a clear glaze.  All three were fired to cone 10.  Each is approximately 6" x 8" x 4".

Ceramics -- On the Tree

This is the final work in a series of expressive, environmental wall reliefs.  I believe this piece worked best.  It has a deeply incised design which was filled with glaze after it was bisque fired.  It was then fired a second time to cone 10.  It is approximately 2 1/2" x 3 1/2".

Ceramics -- In the Spring

This is the eighth in a series of expressive, environmental wall reliefs.  It has both an incised design and one painted over the top in oxides.  After bisque firing, a layer of clear glaze is painted over the surface before it is fired to cone 10.  It is approximately 4" x 5".

Ceramics -- Among the Waves

This is the seventh in a series of expressive, environmental wall reliefs.  It has a design that is both incised and painted in oxides.  After bisque firing, it is finished with a thin application of clear glaze and then fired to cone 10.  It is 4" x 5".