Kabloom / Toxic Nectar 2011 - 2014
Kabloom III, 2011, Earthenware, glazes, wood, milk paint, 12 x 12 x 7 inches
Kabloom V (blue), 2011, Earthenware, glazes, wood, milk paint, 12 x 12 x 7 inches
Kabloom IV, 2011, Earthenware, glazes, wood, milk paint, 12 x 12 x 7 inches
Kabloom VI, 2011, Earthenware, glazes, wood, milk paint, 12 x 12 x 7 inches
Kabloom VII, 2011, Earthenware, glazes, wood, milk paint, 12 x 12 x 7 inches
Kabloom VIII, 2011, Earthenware, glazes, wood, milk paint, 12 x 12 x 7 inches
Kabloom IX, 2011, Earthenware, glazes, wood, milk paint, 12 x 12 x 7 inches
Kabloom X (Ice blue), 2011, Earthenware, glazes, wood, milk paint, 12 x 12 x 7 inches
Kabloom XVI, 2011, Earthenware, glazes, 6 x 6 x 7 inches
Kabloom XVII, 2014, Earthenware, glazes, 6 x 6 x 7 inches
Kabloom XVIII, 2014, Earthenware, glazes, 8 x 8 x 10 inches
Kabloom XV (blue and green), 2014, Earthenware, glazes, wood, milk paint, 12 x 12 x 7 inches
Toxic Nectar I, Earthenware, glazes, wood, milk paint, acrylic, enamel paint, 20 x 10 x 6 inches
Toxic Nectar II, Earthenware, glazes, wood, milk paint, acrylic, enamel paint, 20 x 10 x 6 inches
With the news of the devastating tsunami that hit Japan, and the radioactive contamination of the surrounding area, I was preoccupied with thoughts of how deceptive and deadly nature can become. Kabloom! is a series of sculptural flowers, formed in earthenware and fired with brilliantly colored and crackled glazes, which aggressively transcend the boundaries of their milk painted frames.
In Toxic Nectar I and II painted imagery of bees in distress reflects the deadly impact that human ingenuity has had on nature. Things may look alluringly beautiful, but be quite toxic.