Thursday, December 17, 2009

these creatures are based on a story told to me by alana florez a lovely friend of mine. the story was something like this:
there once was a place filled with creatures who had long spoons for arms. each time a creature wanted to feed its self it would pick up a piece of food with its long delicate spoon arm but when trying to raise it into its mouth they would realize it was much too far away to reach. it was not until the creatures began feeding one another that their communities grew and they were able to thrive.
in my adaptation of the story the creatures have no arms, and i have found this to be my modern interpretation of the idea of urban communities.
through out my adult life i have found it very difficult to find genuine community and permanent fixtures from which i have been able to grow. in a commuter city like san francisco i have found many relationships to be disposable...not by choice but by social norm, and acceptance. this being said the creatures have nothing to gain or offer one another in terms of sustenance or reliability. just the joy of fleeting community, and the forgiveness of impermanence.
Hungry Little Travelers
unfinished

Run Rabbit Run
High Fire
Wall Mount



Sunday, November 29, 2009

Thursday, November 26, 2009



rabbit for grey hound series
wall/table mount
high fire glaze/stain

in the roses
wall mount
low fire




sketch for book series
note book
note book paper

party outside dead inside man for book series
table piece
in progress/green

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

he's a sheep
wall mount
low fire


wolf at the door
wall mount/table piece
still in progress/bisque

front

bad day on the midway
wall mount/table piece
in progress/bisque

Monday, September 28, 2009


skunki
wall mount
low fire



smoking hare
wall mount
re-fired fixed ear : low fire
sold

the sticky twins
wall mount
low fire

Monday, September 7, 2009

trophy 2 : wall paper
wall mount
in progress/still green

close up of face
frog prince
wall mount
in progress/still green

another angle

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

trophy 1 : in the rose garden
wall mount
in progress/ still green
trophy 1 : in the rose garden
in progress/still green

another angle

the imp, the gimp, and the goddess series:

the imp
wall mount
porcelain, in progress/still green

the gimp
wall mount
in progress/still green

the goddess
wall mount
in progress/still green

Sunday, August 23, 2009

he's a sheep
wall mount
in progress/still green

the sticky twins
wall mount
in progress/still green

skunki
wall mount
low fire glaze but still not fired

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

set of tooth pots
functional
high fire

little bit o' bling
functional
high fire

another angle

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

smoking hare
wall mount
still in progress/bisque


tooth pot
functional
high fire and low fire

hear ye hear ye : the shattered dreams of broken people
doll/wall mount
high fire and fabric
the gentle mutant : nature vs. nurture
doll/wall mount
high fire and fabric
...and so we pray
trophy/wall mount
high fire and low fire

inseparable
wall mount
(ceramic feathers not featured)
high and low fire


arthur and bernard with ribbon
wall hanging or table piece
high fire
pending
i can't understand you
table piece : back view
high fire
front

tooth t-cup, tongue spoon in cup
functional piece
high fire, food safe
tooth t-cup , tooth saucer , tongue spoon
functional
high fire

self portrait
wall mount
raku
frenchi
wall mount
raku

sheepish
wall mount
high fire

giraffe
wall mount
high fire

pete
trophy/ wall mount
high fire

the smoker
doll/ wall mount
high fire, mixed media
pending