September 2024
Firing The Train Kiln at Castle Hill, Truro, MA
Ballston Beach in Truro, MA
Immutable Love – Soldier-Head Vessel Series (Triptych)
Created as a triptych, the Immutable Love soldier-head vessel series is designed to be displayed together as a unified piece. With open mouths, the soldiers sing praise to one another, expressing their unwavering allegiance to love, honor, and strength.
The wood ash flashing marks, the torched silk-screened prints, and the cracked faces symbolize the internal and external forces that seek to diminish the soldiers' (or our) happiness. These elements reflect the tension between conflict and devotion, portraying the struggle to maintain love and unity in the face of adversity.
Title 1: Manumitted No. 015780
Measurement: 43.18 cm height x 13.97 cm width x 13.97 cm depth
Weight: 3 kg 71 g
Techniques: Equal amount of wheel throwing and hand building. Silkscreen printed with flashing slips. Train wood-fired kiln.
Materials: Stoneware, flashing slips and wood ash.
Title 2: Unshackled No. 503761
Measurement: 39.37 cm height x 16.51 cm width x 16.51 cm depth
Weight: 4 kg
Techniques: Equal amount of wheel throwing and hand building. Silkscreen printed with flashing slips. Train wood-fired kiln.
Materials: Stoneware, flashing slips and wood ash.
Title 3: Emancipated No. 987656
Measurement: 39.37 cm height x 16.51 cm width x 16.51 cm depth
Weight: 2 kg 87g
Techniques: Equal amount of wheel throwing and hand building. Silkscreen printed with flashing slips. Train wood-fired kiln.
Materials: Stoneware, flashing slips and wood ash.
The Firing of the Train Kiln
Flashing slips were utilized to silkscreen patterns onto pieces that had already been bisque fired.
Soldier-head vessels with flashing slips and wadding are prepared for loading into the train kiln.
After 36 hours the train kiln was unloaded.
Immutable Love – Soldier-Head Vessel Series (Triptych)
After weeks of sanding and cleaning up the final pieces are ready.
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