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Sanctum
Childhood's End Gallery

SANCTUM
Porcelain Paintings


Engrossing in their tangled luminous images,
t
hese works are reminiscent of those private observational moments when one is in nature and there is a becoming....
so present and magical.
 



SANCTUM
Childhood's End Gallery, Olympia, WA

Though usually I call myself a 'sculptor', this winter I devoted myself to just painting on porcelain.
​For a few years now I have been obsessing on the ground floor of forests and gardens. The complexity in these biospheres is fascinating.
Not long after I began painting fungi, insects and flowers I discovered the Forest Floor paintings of Otto Marseus, and other Dutch flower masters. Among what I am drawn to is their lively botany, the darkness and their prey/predator scenes.


Each of these porcelain paintings was painted freehand with china paints that are layered and fired in a kiln.
Many of these works have 5 layers or more. Once each painting was finished, I crafted a custom wooden frame to fit. The frames are minutely hand-cut and assembled, Finishing includes uv protection and dust prohibitive sealant. The fanciful frames were intended to reference cathedrals, great houses and churches. Humans worship in these perceived places of 'value'. Here they frame the natural world, giving it the place of worth.

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  • Home
    • Works in Progress in pics
    • About the Artist
  • Current work
  • New & Upcoming
  • Studio Stories
  • Portfolio
    • Creature Comforts
    • Oscines 2023
    • Sanctum 2023
    • WILD ORCHIDS 2022
    • Crystalis 2022
    • Vera Flos 2021
    • Orchidea Imaginarium 2021
    • Tulipa Imaginarium 2021
    • Dutch Master Studies
    • FOREST SPIRITS 2018 mini show
    • RISE 2017
    • DARK FOREST Spring 2016
    • FORESTMEN Fall 2016
    • SEAWOMEN 2015
    • Post Apocolyptic Icons Fall 2011
    • REBIRTH 2009
    • series pre 2009
  • Contact & commissions
  • Off Grid Blog
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