Stirring
Angel Finished
October 2015
Stirring Angel and I
struggled.
I was rattled by the
roofers, she got too hard, her head fell off, and I blanked out on her wing
until Victor draped a tendril of Bittersweet Nightshade over her shoulders.
The glazing of 'Stirring'
needed to be distinctive, in order to reveal how much energy and resilience she
has. I wanted to show growth in organic, but soft colours. 'Stirring' needed to
look related to 'Resting'. There needed to be a similarity in their pulse, and skin
tones.
I first glazed 'Stirring' the week after
Potter passed away. I was pushing her, not feeling her. The result was aggressive.
I walked away from her for several weeks...
When I came back, I was
feeling 'our' peaceful resolve. I
sprayed on more glaze, with confidence, and she came out of her second firing
looking right.
She was the first piece
I sold in "Before the Rush" 2015. She now lives with a resilient
woman in the home she was destined to live in.
3 photos by Gary Viola
photo by DBE
