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The Green Dream is a coiled piece made from Crank clay, which stands
approximately 51cm high x 32cm wide.
The piece has then been indented with pattern and fired to 1160
c. 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. Coloured enamels, gold lustre and
mother-of-pearl 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 a metallic raised effect.
When the glazing process has been completed, a range of hand made
object made from clay and resins have been wired to the rim of the piece inside
and out. The piece sits on three glass cockle jars which have been filled with
found objects. Inspired by the need to
really consider the Green question, this piece attempts to portray the road
ahead and the inevitable difficulties that reversing our current practice will
involve. Little fish swim around the top of the piece encapsulating bits of our
world showing us a mini archive of things that may disappear in the future
without due care and attention. The Lenin heads are taken as a symbol of
community contribution rather than communism as we have seen it in the past,
encouraging us to work together as a global group rather than as isolated
businessmen, driven by money and power. Hopelessly
idealistic? I hope not. This piece has a calm soft gentleness about it and is
named, dated and signed by the artist October 2009. The piece sits on its own wooden stand in a halo of green ivy leaf lights.
£500 |