Autumn Leaf Wish Box P09513-P00058 dimensional statement necklace

dimensional statement necklace

Working with archival specimens from the University of Wisconsin - Madison Herbarium

The artist took a number of photographs and brought them back to her Portland studio

Painting and demeanor may vary slightly

The surface is textured and layers of watercolor glazes highlight the solid blue area

Autumn Leaf Wish Box P09513-P00058 dimensional statement necklaceHand built of white stoneware, this lidded box is unglazed, but saggar fired, similar to Raku, giving it a soft stone like surface. After firing is completed, the four sides are inlaid with collage of digital prints on matte archival photo paper, and overlaid with the skeletal leaves of the Bohdi Tree. The panels are framed with scorched bamboo, stitched through the wall of the box. Handle of scorched bamboo. Unglazed finish Ceramic: fired at cone 04