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2015 – Good Morning

June 29, 2016 by CJ Carter

“Good Morning” has an atypical surface treatment.  I decided to put a clear coat over the sculpture because I felt it enhanced the blurry-eyed morning feel.

2015 - Good Morning2015 - Good Morning2015 - Good Morning

Medium: cone 5 porcelain

Time: 8 hours

Dimensions: approx. 6″ x 4″ x 2″

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2015 – Growth

June 29, 2016 by CJ Carter

My intention with “Growth” was orignally to be an outdoor ornament on which moss could grow.  This wasn’t the final vision for the piece, though I may go in that direction another time.  I ended up covering her in a thick coat of oxide wash which I wiped off a majority of the sculpture.  This left behind glossy details in the recessed areas, creating a lovely contrast.  I have no idea where the yellow came from in the second picture, it just came out of the kiln that way.

2015 - Growth2015 - Growth2015 - Growth

Medium: cone 5 red clay, red oxide wash

Time: 20 hours

Dimensions: 20″ x 8″ x 6″

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2015 – Hydrology

June 29, 2016 by CJ Carter

I named this piece “Hydrology” because she reminded me of a water nymph.  Solid yet not whole, moving, changing shape, alive.  Plus the color scheme.

2015 - Hydrology2015 - Hydrology

Medium: cone 5 clay, blue decorative slip with clearcoat interior, exterior painted with white acrylic

Time: 20+ hours

Dimensions: approx. 18″ x 8″ x 7″

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2015 – Sophie the Sea Turtle

June 28, 2016 by CJ Carter

I wanted to try a new approach to slab building larger animal sculptures, so a turtle seemed the appropriate choice.  The layered white, yellow, and black slip (most visible on the face) to color the piece.  After bisquing, I painted a clear glaze over the whole sculpture.  It turned out the clear glaze had been contaminated with cobalt along the way, giving it a blue tinge.  This ended up being a happy accident because it contributed a watery look to the sculpture.

After the final firing, I coated the outside with Mod Podge, hoping to seal some of the exposed parts of the turtle from the elements.  As a second happy accident, apparently Mod Podge can’t stand up to cold and rain and started to flake and crack.  I appreciate this look because it gives a cloudy, weathered look to the shell.

2015 - Sophie the Sea Turtle 2015 - Sophie the Sea Turtle

Medium: cone 5 clay

Time: 20 hours

Dimensions: 6″ x 17″ x 14″

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2015 – Venus Icon

June 28, 2016 by CJ Carter

This piece was inspired by the Venus icons as old as sculpture itself, most specifically the Venus of Willendorf.  I created this sculpture as a test for a pit firing, also referencing back to ancient times.  I didn’t bisque fire the piece before the pit fire (hence the broken portions), but I did paint it with some terra sigillatta (note the flaking).  This turned out wonderfully because I wanted it to look like an ancient figure from a previous civilization.

As we pulled the pieces from the fire after eight hours of firing, we placed various materials on the surface to decorate it.  For my Venus, I dropped horse hair on the surface which immediately disintegrated, leaving those little black squiggle marks.  Again, this was perfect for my intended antique look.

2015 - Venus Icon

2015 - Venus Icon

Medium: cone 5 clay

Firing: Pit fire

Dimensions: approx. 7″ x 3″ x 3″

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