Ash Tree Maquette’s
“Where did I learn to understand sculpture? In the woods by looking at the trees, along roads by observing the formation of clouds, in the studio by studying the model, everywhere except in the schools.”
— Auguste Rodin
Karst: crank clay with Cotswold clay slip, bisque fired
Bolt: earthenware and porcelain clay, bisque fired
Fungus: detail of the raw layered blackand porcelain clay
Pinnacle inside: crank, earthenware, black and porcelain clay with ash wood-ash glaze
Pinnacle inside: crank, earthenware, black and porcelain clay with ash wood-ash glaze
Droxy maquette: black and porcelain clay,
high-fired
Cotswold clay vessel filled with ash wood-ash, nestled in the guts of the ash tree.
Dancing handprints: raw Cotswold clay climbing an ancient ash tree