| 2007 |
Year in Review:
Much of 2007 was spent working on components for
my MFA Thesis Exhibition (Spring 2008). But I did
manage to work on several other projects large and
small.
16 Soldiers in all were made using a mixture of
reclaimed clay, recycled newspaper, grog, and
vermiculite. Inspired by the little plastic toy soldiers
and countless sampled images on Flickr.
Experimentation with slip casting resulted in a series
of works including tea bags, goldfish crackers and
string dipped in slip and fired. See results in
Constant Comment, Wishing Well, Texas Tea and
Pods.
I pushed the limits of the kiln by
throwing/coiling/throwing Q’tip at 72” tall when green.
Much of 2007 was spent working on components for
my MFA Thesis Exhibition (Spring 2008). But I did
manage to work on several other projects large and
small.
16 Soldiers in all were made using a mixture of
reclaimed clay, recycled newspaper, grog, and
vermiculite. Inspired by the little plastic toy soldiers
and countless sampled images on Flickr.
Experimentation with slip casting resulted in a series
of works including tea bags, goldfish crackers and
string dipped in slip and fired. See results in
Constant Comment, Wishing Well, Texas Tea and
Pods.
I pushed the limits of the kiln by
throwing/coiling/throwing Q’tip at 72” tall when green.
| Fruits of Labor 32" x 18" x 15" Porcelain |
| Remembering Grandpa 12" x 25" x 15" Porcelain |
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| New World 31" x 22" x 19" Stoneware |
| On The Rise 36" x 25" x 25" Stoneware |
| History Repeats 13-1/2" x 10" Porcelain |
| Life Source 26" x 21" x 17" Stoneware |
| Constant Comment 21" x 20" x 11" Stoneware, Porcelain, Steel |
| Texas Tea 33" x 36" x 20" Stoneware, Porcelain, Steel |
| Wishing Well 18" x 20" x 11" Stoneware, Porcelain, Steel |
| Nozzle 21" x 7" x 6" Stoneware |
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| © 2009 Steven M. Allen - SFclay. All rights reserved. Images of artwork are copyrighted by the artist |
| Q-Tip 58" x 24" Stoneware |
| Troupe Build Up 4 Soldiers based on 19" figure Stoneware |
| Small Bombs 5"-7" Stoneware |
| Helmets 4" ea Stoneware |
| Jack 24” Stoneware |
| Large Bombs 18"-24" x 6" Stoneware |
| Pods & Eggs 4" x 6" ea. Stoneware |
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