A Puncture Saves a Thousand Curves

 
Here is a clay sketch with channels cut before finishing. This sculpture is finished and in the drying process now. About 19 inches long.

In the Rubble

There’s something special in this pile of rubble. This was a quick sketch I did of a model that I never finished.
I abandoned it in my garage for months. I did not add the usual labyrinth of channels I like to cut into these before firing. It was completely covered so it really didn’t [...]

Small Gust of Wind

I’m so tired of working on this one, I have to stop now.  It’s difficult to handle due to the pose and positioning of the support.   I started on an armature. After I removed this one from the armature, I hollowed it out, then I made a clay support that [...]

The middle of a man

 
Here’s an absolutely gorgeous torso in clay by my friend, Jim Fatata, who runs Litmus Gallery and Studios and the Raleigh Sculpture Group, where he teaches. This one’s in the drying stage and stands about 27 inches tall.