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Buffalo Soldier
Kiln Fired Block Carved method
This was my first historical piece. I wanted to commemorate these brave men. He is wearing a civil war hat, a cast off, that he found or was given. A Native American blanket is draped over his left shoulder and he wears a buffalo pelt "coat". His eyes are weary and his expression is grim. His, was not an easy life.
This was my first historical piece. I wanted to commemorate these brave men. He is wearing a civil war hat, a cast off, that he found or was given. A Native American blanket is draped over his left shoulder and he wears a buffalo pelt "coat". His eyes are weary and his expression is grim. His, was not an easy life.
Braided Lady
Kiln Fired Coil method
She is a beautiful lady. I enjoyed sculpting her elaborate and ornate braids and necklace. Her features are very delicate. She is the face of many of the women I have seen in my life.
She is a beautiful lady. I enjoyed sculpting her elaborate and ornate braids and necklace. Her features are very delicate. She is the face of many of the women I have seen in my life.
Little Boy
Kiln Fired Block Carved method
I saw a 1922 photograph of a little boy, with his arm around his pet chicken. The chicken was standing on a cane seat chair, making him the same height as the boy. The child had such a mournful look! I surmised that maybe he had been told that his "friend" would soon be the "table" guest for Sunday dinner! I could not resist sculpting this little boy. By the time I finished, I felt somehow, close and familiar to him...
I saw a 1922 photograph of a little boy, with his arm around his pet chicken. The chicken was standing on a cane seat chair, making him the same height as the boy. The child had such a mournful look! I surmised that maybe he had been told that his "friend" would soon be the "table" guest for Sunday dinner! I could not resist sculpting this little boy. By the time I finished, I felt somehow, close and familiar to him...
Little Girl
Kiln Fired Block Carved method
I never had a daughter, but when I sculpted this girl, I had the chance to do "some hair braiding"! It was interesting, the process of parting and coiling to form braids, hard as stone! To contrast her dark hair I used a dark patina. She has a smile that will last hundreds of years!
I never had a daughter, but when I sculpted this girl, I had the chance to do "some hair braiding"! It was interesting, the process of parting and coiling to form braids, hard as stone! To contrast her dark hair I used a dark patina. She has a smile that will last hundreds of years!
Mmmmm Good!
Pit Fired Coil method
This is the face of a child who has just tasted grandma's apple pie. Or Momma's gravy and biscuits or maybe cotton candy at the fair...His expression is the same one we all have when our mouth has just been "involved" with something delicious!
This is the face of a child who has just tasted grandma's apple pie. Or Momma's gravy and biscuits or maybe cotton candy at the fair...His expression is the same one we all have when our mouth has just been "involved" with something delicious!
The Model
Kiln fired Block method Marble finish
For this sculptured piece I worked from a live model. She would sit for about 45 minutes at a time before taking a break. While sitting she would move, turn, yawn or stretch. All while I worked to create a stationary work from a living model in motion! To be successful the artist must mentally record images of each movement then store all of those different images to memory. Later these mental images would be combined and arranged to complete the sculpted bust. It was an exciting and challenging task, working at what seemed like blinding speed!
For this sculptured piece I worked from a live model. She would sit for about 45 minutes at a time before taking a break. While sitting she would move, turn, yawn or stretch. All while I worked to create a stationary work from a living model in motion! To be successful the artist must mentally record images of each movement then store all of those different images to memory. Later these mental images would be combined and arranged to complete the sculpted bust. It was an exciting and challenging task, working at what seemed like blinding speed!
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Dual Face (front)
Kiln Fired Block Carved method
This was my experiment in duality. The quintessential "two faced" man. Here I combined two different ethnic origins. There are two different expressions, two different facial tones. And yet they share the same body. This sculpture represents the various moods and personality variances that we all embody.
This was my experiment in duality. The quintessential "two faced" man. Here I combined two different ethnic origins. There are two different expressions, two different facial tones. And yet they share the same body. This sculpture represents the various moods and personality variances that we all embody.
Dual Face (back)
Dual Faces (profile)
Kneeling Angel
Pit Fired Coil method
I wasn't sure what I wanted to do when I started sculpting this figure. Sometimes I start, not knowing where I will end up with it. Sometimes the clay dictates what "it" wants to be, and you just have to listen and follow. Well, he wanted to be, a kneeling angel, his face beaming with the sweet reverence of worship.
I wasn't sure what I wanted to do when I started sculpting this figure. Sometimes I start, not knowing where I will end up with it. Sometimes the clay dictates what "it" wants to be, and you just have to listen and follow. Well, he wanted to be, a kneeling angel, his face beaming with the sweet reverence of worship.
The Wash Lady
Kiln Fired Block and Sheet method
Nobody knows the trouble I've seen, nobody knows my sorrow..
I created her with that "Negro" spiritual song in mind. I wanted her face to have an expression of determination, mingled with weariness. "Ahm, determined to git these clothes washed, but ah sho am tired!" I wanted my character to represent, the wash women of the turn of the century. Who for a dime would wash, press and deliver your clothes back to you. Wash board and lye soap, the tools of their trade.
Nobody knows the trouble I've seen, nobody knows my sorrow..
I created her with that "Negro" spiritual song in mind. I wanted her face to have an expression of determination, mingled with weariness. "Ahm, determined to git these clothes washed, but ah sho am tired!" I wanted my character to represent, the wash women of the turn of the century. Who for a dime would wash, press and deliver your clothes back to you. Wash board and lye soap, the tools of their trade.
The Scholar
Kiln Fired Coil and Block method Bronze Finish
This sculpture I created solely from a figment of my imagination. No model, no photograph, just a thought that translated to my hands the image in my mind's eye. Noble, proud, brilliant were the attributes that I wanted this work to convey. The time period for this piece is circa 1920. This scholar represents all of those unsung educators, inventors and innovators of that century who brought hope and possibilities to those emerging from a century of bondage and despair.
This sculpture I created solely from a figment of my imagination. No model, no photograph, just a thought that translated to my hands the image in my mind's eye. Noble, proud, brilliant were the attributes that I wanted this work to convey. The time period for this piece is circa 1920. This scholar represents all of those unsung educators, inventors and innovators of that century who brought hope and possibilities to those emerging from a century of bondage and despair.
Woman Of Ebony and Gold
Kiln fired Block Carved method
Ebony, gold and ivory, are the elements of royalty. In her stately repose this woman of the desert took shape as I worked with the clay that this work was created from. She like most of my sculptural pieces is created as I push, pull, roll and carve the clay into shape and form. In every fifty pound block, is a new creation waiting to be born.
Ebony, gold and ivory, are the elements of royalty. In her stately repose this woman of the desert took shape as I worked with the clay that this work was created from. She like most of my sculptural pieces is created as I push, pull, roll and carve the clay into shape and form. In every fifty pound block, is a new creation waiting to be born.
Nubian Princess
Kiln fired Parts method Wood finish
When I sculpted this piece I thought about the ancient artisans of Africa and the images on the pyramid walls. I thought of the princes and queens of the great African civilization of Egypt. My hands as their hands, took a piece of clay, shaped, carved and created a work of art from the sandy earth. Placing that work in a kiln until it glowed red hot and became hard enough to survive the centuries. These artists of antiquity created works of art to be seen by a future that they would never know.
When I sculpted this piece I thought about the ancient artisans of Africa and the images on the pyramid walls. I thought of the princes and queens of the great African civilization of Egypt. My hands as their hands, took a piece of clay, shaped, carved and created a work of art from the sandy earth. Placing that work in a kiln until it glowed red hot and became hard enough to survive the centuries. These artists of antiquity created works of art to be seen by a future that they would never know.
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Agony
Pit fired Coil method
Emotions can be very difficult to capture or express in art. With over 40 facial muscles it takes a lot to form a smile or a frown. For this sculpture I wanted his face and the motion of his shoulders and back to express the inner turmoil of this man of agony.
Emotions can be very difficult to capture or express in art. With over 40 facial muscles it takes a lot to form a smile or a frown. For this sculpture I wanted his face and the motion of his shoulders and back to express the inner turmoil of this man of agony.
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Adam and Eve Forbidden Fruit
Kiln fired Parts method
I was doing a study of the human hand when I sculpted these, a male and female hand. His hand is coarse and strong, hers smooth and delicate. Her fingers positioned as if to hold something. That's when I decided that hers would be the hand that changed the course of life for all eternity. The hand that first took to eat and then to offer the forbidden fruit...
I was doing a study of the human hand when I sculpted these, a male and female hand. His hand is coarse and strong, hers smooth and delicate. Her fingers positioned as if to hold something. That's when I decided that hers would be the hand that changed the course of life for all eternity. The hand that first took to eat and then to offer the forbidden fruit...