Finished Tardigrade #13 sculpture
I made a seated tardigrade last year. I'm trying to recreate it for another project, but even with the original object in front of me, I can't figure out how I did it. I know I shaped it as a whole, cut it apart into rings, and then reassembled the rings. This is what I came up with tonight and I think it completely fails to capture the feeling of the first one.
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potter and ceramic artist based in Tucson, Arizona. Self-taught and neurodivergent, he has worked in the medium of stoneware clay for 21 years, developing a practice rooted in literal construction and obsessive repetition. He makes non-traditional ceramics in a medium built on tradition, exploring the overlap between wonder and revulsion. Subject matter includes sympathetic monsters, insects, opossums, fast food mascots, and Halloween kitsch.
I am in love with my medium. I love the process of frantically birthing clay monstrosities, subjecting them to an epic trial by fire, and sending them out into the world.