Tombstone Wall Hanging

Purchased from the artist's home studio in Springfield, OR. This piece was a number of years old at the time, date unknown.

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Artist Statement from website:

I’m investigating the intersection of wonder, awkwardness, and beauty in the border zone where what is known drifts into mystery and must be imagined. Vintage representations of flora and fauna flow across surfaces, utilizing nostalgic kitsch "found" graphics to reference a timeless engagement with the natural world. I borrow scientific equations, geometric diagrams, mythological and medieval illustrations, to bring structure to the visual dance and express a human yearning to understand and explain. Religious symbols may be repurposed to reflect a reverence for nature. Disparate images are clipped and collaged, creating appealing vignettes which invite the viewer into the conversation. My decorated forms draw inspiration from the history of functional ceramics, balancing fragility and stability, vulnerability and strength. Through the use of iron rich clay, melty homemade glazes, and an assertively handmade process, I hope to convey and share my passion for the materiality of ceramics.