ForestGone

Two different colored clay bodies are used here to play against each other - Southern Ice Porcelain paperclay (the white clay) and Black Mountain sculpture clay (the very dark brown clay). No glaze.

Some fungus need trees to survive and some trees need the fungus in a symbiotic relationship. Take the forest out and the other cannot surive. The white has a double meaning - fungal elements or mycelium are actually white, and in this case, I've chosen to use the white procelain paperclay to also signify death as the forests disappear.




		CSUF Grand Central Art Center, 2007 Upstream People Gallery, 2008
	Where Have All The Forests Gone, 2007 Ceramic sculpture. Black Mountain sculpture clay, Southern Ice Porcelain Paperclay Hi Fire. No glaze. 12”H x 22”W x 8”D

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Two different colored clay bodies are used here to play against each other - Southern Ice Porcelain paperclay (the white clay) and Black Mountain sculpture clay (the very dark brown clay). No glaze. Some fungus need trees to survive and some trees need the fungus in a symbiotic relationship. Take the forest out and the other cannot surive. The white has a double meaning - fungal elements or mycelium are actually white, and in this case, I've chosen to use the white procelain paperclay to also signify death as the forests disappear.