Sanctum
Childhood's End Gallery
SANCTUM
Porcelain Paintings
Engrossing in their tangled luminous images,
these works are reminiscent of those private observational moments when one is in nature and there is a becoming....
so present and magical.
Porcelain Paintings
Engrossing in their tangled luminous images,
these 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.
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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