thou art & art thou my valentine
thou art & art thou my valentine are press moulded pieces made from white earthenware and white St Thomas clay, which stand approximately 28cm high x 20cm in diameter. They are carved with applied ceramic roses and hearts which were made separately in a handmade press mould and attached to the piece with slip. The work has then been indented with pattern and fired to 1160c. Coloured glaze has been rubbed into the carving and wiped away, as well as being painted on to the surface area before being fired to 1080c. Glass marbles have been dropped into the base of the pots and they give a rich deep cracked glass depth to the inside of this work. Coloured enamels, gold lustre and mother-of-pearl lustres have then been applied to some areas of the outside to give more definition and fired again to 800c. A final layer of paint has been added and heated to a temperature of 150c to add metallic colours. When the glazing process has been completed, different width wires have been wrapped around found objects threaded through pierced areas of the rim. Nails have been carefully positioned inside the work, metal hair-clips, safety pins, press-studs, paper fasteners and lengths of wire are glued to the surface of the piece. The work is included in the armoured series. Finally, a crown of barbed wire and internet cables crown each piece. Inspired by the dangerous nature of true love and romance, this work explores the complexity of being in love and all that this entails. Each work sits on three curly feet and is named, signed and dated by the artist, made of course during February 2008.
Price £500 each
£900 (the pair)
Price £500 each
£900 (the pair)