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Clay skull sculpture, Raku fired

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I like to call it Skullramic Skullpture ("Ceramic Sculpture" for those with no pun-muscles)

It is Raku fired: dropped into a trash can full of moist newspaper directly from kiln while still glowing. Its "white Craze" glaze cracks (or "crazes") as it cools. The carbon released in the smoke of the burning newspaper soaks into the clay between all of the tiny cracks.

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As an artist I try not to take myself too seriously. My art generally reflects my love of fun, play, curiosity, movement, and surrealism. This piece reflects that human physiology is art. Much art can spring just from being human.

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Its display pad separates it from its surroundings making it seem more special. (that's why kings sat on thrones)

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A profile view reveals more of the anatomical inaccuracies. I created this skull with no reference pictures, just from my memory.

It is about the size, but NOT the proportions, as a seven month fetus's skull.

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My signature mark resides on the bottom.

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