Mask by durleybeachbum
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Stoneware clay fired to 1280C and coloured prior to firing with iron oxide,
One of only a few I kept rather than sold.
I may have posted this back in 2009, but as I deleted that end of my gallery here it is again!
Yesterday I was thrilled to give away a heavy van-load of raw glaze materials to a local potter who makes his own glazes and will use them. He also knows others who he can share with. I also gave him all but two of my collection of books on the subject: I shall not be reading about glaze chemistry in my dotage. He will make a second trip soon for the rest, if his axles survived the drive yesterday!
Here is a more dramatic photo of this same piece of work.
Comments (19)
SunriseGirl
It looks like you had a lot of creative fun with the ceramics. It is kind of you to pass along the materials you no longer need.
jayfar
Complete with a bogey Andrea !! I like this.
Glendaw
Wow what a wonderful mask ! Looks like a a surprised monkey ! You are so kind to pass along the unused materials. LOL--Sounds like Potter had a very heavy load.
CavalierLady
Great mask! You are certainly multi-talented. Very generous of you to donate your materials to the potter. Now you've made room for a new hobby? :)
giulband
Wonderful mask !!
miwi
Klasse mask,great shot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
kgb224
Amazing work and capture Andrea. God bless.
Juliette.Gribnau
wow ! cool
MrsRatbag
I am amazed at the variety and artistic quality of your early works, what a prodigy you are!
pat40
Great work
jendellas
The second pic is dramatic, fingers look amazing.
Katraz
Looks like me when I get the bill from the garage.
helanker
OH YES!, I know that one and I still love it :-)
wysiwig
You never told me you were related to Edvard Munch. I wish I had known you in your prime. I would have been a loyal and constant customer.
Faemike55
Wicked mask! very cool elements within! very cool of you to give your unused materials to the local potter!
danapommet
It looks like you are down sizing and that is a good thing - I like this stoneware mask!
irisinthespring
Marvelous work, looks like me after a crazy day at work, like today, lol...
auntietk
How exciting to get rid of something you no longer want, and to have someone take it who is happy to get it! :) I'm with you on the books ... just because something fascinated me when I was 30, that doesn't mean I have to continue reading about it when I'm 80. You are a woman after my own heart. Love the mask. :) The hands are especially wonderful!
anahata.c
Andrea, I'm only back for a couple of comments today, but I'll be back for a 'marathon' session soon. I just want to say hello right now, and so have the difficult task picking a couple of images from the many you've posted in the last month or so. (I've seen them all.) How could I not comment on this? First, when you wrote "1280C," I mis-read it as "1280 BC" and thought---ok, you talk about getting older, but you DEFINITELY weren't around THAT long ago! (If so, applause, applause: You've held up REMARKABLY well...) I just love this. I like Mark's comment about Edvard Munch. Yes, it reminds one of his "scream". But this is all you, the wonderful stylized knuckles (a few deep gouges), the deep-cut nails, the typical almost Oceanic eyes (with the deep-set inner circles surrounded by the higher-set outer circles...by "Oceanic," I mean their many styles of masks and sculptures). The way the expression takes over the whole face. The ultra broad nostrils---you've caricatured the human form in many ways over the years, and it's uniquely yours, and wonderfully sharp and expressive. And I love how the hands grow out of that long open jawbone. You shot it at a fine angle too---the off-center allows us to see the high relief of your sculpture; and your light brings out the varying hues of your stone work. A terrific piece, masterful. Denise referred to this as your "early work," but I imagine if you did masks today, you'd have many of these traits, however transformed. And I agree with her on you being a prodigy. How can anyone not see what a master mask and sculpture maker you are?