Sold – ceramic angel

This is Zackariah’s Angel, a ceramic wall  sculpture measuring 23”x 32” .
It is on it’s way to Sweden as we speak; and I must admit I find it very exciting when my work is bought by people around the globe.
The inspiration for the piece comes from a story in the New Testament about  how old Zackariah went to the market where he met an angel who told him to go home to his wife, Elizabeth, and beget a son. (Poor old Elizabeth was around 90 years of age at this point) Home he shuffled, and in time a son was born; and this was John the Baptist.
John the Baptist is a bit of a favourite of mine; a wild and uncompromising character who lived in the desert and survived on wild honey and locusts. Salome demanded his head on a plate, if you recall.
I have always loved Aubrey Beardsley’s illustrations; this is how he pictures the scene with Salome.