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La Vie by Monica Wakefield

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20.3 cm (8.0 inch) x 20.3 cm (8.0 inch)

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About This Work

Skeletons of humans and reptiles started showing up in my work from the very beginning. The natural, unfinished porcelain is sanded by hand to a smooth finish that reminds me of bone, and the translucent qualities of the thinned porcelain give the illusion of transparent skin when held to light. It's a fascination with the beautiful; it's about evolution. And skeletons and bones are gorgeous architectural and engineering feats that consistently remind me of life...fragile, yet so strong.

Monica Wakefield

MONICA WAKEFIELD

Morganton, nc United States

"I love working with natural unglazed porcelain. I love watching light and shadow and how they change the physical and emotional nature of things; colors are bleached, textures softened. Everything touched by light becomes somehow more real and inten... More

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Artwork Details

Type: Sculpture
Medium: Clay
Artwork Height: 20.3 cm (8.0 inch)
Artwork Width: 20.3 cm (8.0 inch)
Depth: 20.3 cm (8.0 inch)
Weight: 1.5 lbs (0.7 kg)

Ready to Hang: No
Framed: No
Year Created: 2016
Signed: Yes
Signature Location: Bottom

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