Encontrando un Hogar Dentro del Templo
April 2024 to June 2024
This piece was a wild ride. The original lemon portion of this piece ended up exploding in the kiln. Who was to blame you may ask? Myself, I had a feeling before loading the piece in the kiln that it wasn’t dry enough. I went ahead and fired it because I was thinking about the deadline and it resulted in a cassualty. When I opened the kiln I saw the whole lemon in bits. I just stood there and then walked over to ask to get the studio open.
Once I walked in and I was asked how I was doing, I cried, probably had a little panic attack. It comes to show though, that having a rubber duckie, aka a friend, to talk things through is very helpful. When my friend asked me if it could be fixed my gears started to turn. I was pessimistic at first, but as we talked and assessed the situation ( and with their encouragement) I was ready to start getting back to work.
The final piece is up at The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art for the Hogar Dulce Hogar exhibition curated by Cesar Garcia.
Glory
Started in Dec. 2023 or Jan. 2024
Rainbow but in 360. After seeing a picture of a whole rainbow, it seemed like a cool idea to make it out of clay. I’ve done rainbows before, but not in this way. Apparently, you can't see full rainbows from the ground, but you can when you’re above a certain distance. Once I made it, I saw more meaning to it. I saw cycles or the ouroboros.
Floating Memories
Started in Dec. 2023
These little clouds are meant to hold pictures of loved ones and experiences. Just like clouds, memories float by in different shapes and sizes in your mind. Sometimes, we capture them in photos, and sometimes, we’re just in the moment and take it all in. Sometimes you can pull the picture up, or sometimes a memory comes to you when your driving or doing your daily tasks.
How cool would they look with lights!? Dope, that’s how. Now to just figure out how to carve thin enough and not go through… maybe it’s just patience :P I know I got excited when my heart started racing as I finished some of these and had to patch some holes. BUT no cracks, so that’s a win.