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Ceramic sculpture with bronze finish

I love making sculptures out of found objects such as this sea shell and a dragon I made out of plaster of Paris and then bronzed. My neighbour’s daughter’s fingers and a clam. I cast her fingers in plaster of … Continue reading

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Male Ceramic Torsos

Ceramic torso  20” x 16”. This sculpture is made to hang on the wall.  It is smoke fired. Male torso 21” x 16”. This torso is made using black clay. Instead of glazing it, I used a bees wax varnish … Continue reading

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Back to work; sculpting a torso

The spring weather is all but gone and I am in my studio concentrating on my alternative portrait commissions. In weather like this it is difficult to get the studio warm enough; I can wear layers of clothes, my client … Continue reading

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Ceramic sculpture with bronze finish

I love to play with different finishing techniques. I was taught a simple technique how to make ceramics look like bronze, copper  or pewter. You simply mix copper or bronze filler with matte varnish and paint it on bisque fired … Continue reading

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