"Passage" in Summer Exhibition at Oeno Gallery

"Passage"  32" x 60" salt and wood fired stoneware, steel, encaustic, glass, 23 kt. gold leaf

                                           available thru Oeno Gallery, Bloomfield, Ontario  

"Passage" side view

          

"Passages" is part of the Summer Group Exhibition at Oeno Gallery in Bloomfield, Ontario. "Passages" continues my exploration of using multiples to express a sense of choice. Life is continually presenting one with choices, small and large decisions that determine one's trajectory thru life. Some hit us over the head and others are so subtle that one may not realize that a life altering decision has just been made. "Passage" presents five vessels all created from different clay bodies, finishes and firing techniques. Each vessel and instrument of motion represent a unique emotional sensibility, imbued with the energy of my hand and heart the day I created it.  As I am creating these pieces my mind explores the vast array of life's journeys that have been presented to me thus far and others that are still just ideas or dreams yet unexperienced. My intention for the pieces in this series is that one responds to and selects a vessel and a paddle or "instrument of motion" to guide you on your journey for that day, as needed on another day one selects another combination to assist one on their journey thru life. The variety of forms, material, surfaces and techniques create an array of sensibilities to respond to and select from.