Tag Archives: smoke fired ceramics

Sold; Ceramic torso

Posted on April 28, 2013 by

This is a torso celebrating the heathland; bracken and brooks. I was sorry to see it go, but glad it found a new home. Smoke fired ceramics, appx 23” x 15” http://www.annakeiller.com

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Ceramic Fat Birds

Posted on April 19, 2013 by

A newly hatched clutch of ceramic bird sculptures have emerged overnight… I call them Fat Birds. This one is app 16 cm x 12 cm This Fat Bird is a bit smaller; 13 cm x 10 cm. I am not … Continue reading →

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Ceramic torso commission, final results

Posted on April 13, 2013 by

During the last few days I have been finishing off a recent body cast commission. I first wrote a post about it a few days ago here. The client wanted a smoke fired sculpture of herself to present to her … Continue reading →

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Torso commission

Posted on March 30, 2013 by

From the plaster cast torso of the client… To the glazed ceramic torso. It is deliberately under glazed because I want to smoke fire it. …and into the dustbin it goes …along with some sawdust and wood shavings; this is … Continue reading →

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Ceramic wall plaques

Posted on March 24, 2013 by

Edward Gorey was an American cartoonist who specialized in dark humorous pencil drawings illustrating the plight of the Forgotten Edwardian Murderesses,  the Fateful Lozenge, Gashlycrumb Tinies or the Unstrung Harp; dark, brooding and ultimately very silly and funny. I suppose … Continue reading →

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Zacharia’s Angel

Posted on March 10, 2013 by

This was my second attempt to create a ‘pregnant’ torso, inspired by the story about Zacharia’s meeting with the Angel. The torso and wings are glazed and smoke fired ceramics. I love the soapy sheen created by the chemicals in … Continue reading →

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Orange, she said; the finals

Posted on January 27, 2013 by

Yesterday afternoon I decided to smoke fire my Orange Sea Bowl to see if I could knock back the rampant orange a bit Here goes…torching is the best bit. And then it started to rain. A gale blew up. My … Continue reading →

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Sold

Posted on November 7, 2012 by

My ceramic pomegranate sculptures are suddenly flying out the door again…. The erratic nature of online sales is a mystery to me … I can never figure out how this works This must be the Month of the Smoke Fired … Continue reading →

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The badger cull

Posted on October 14, 2012 by

The prevalent fall back position in Western society seems to be that if there’s a problem then kill it, remove it, bulldoze it into oblivion.There still seems to be a belief in the concept of a Final Solution. I was … Continue reading →

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The ceramic totem pole – and more whales

Posted on April 23, 2012 by

I thought a totem pole would offer the best frame work for my interpretation of Dylan Thomas’s poem ‘The Green Fuse’ -  a story board where many different visions could appear next to each other. During my shamanic journeys I … Continue reading →

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