"Shush she said, only I had no ears to hear, 
no mouth to speak, 
no hands to touch, 
no nose to smell, 
no tongue to taste,
only to eyes to watch as it happened..."
 
"The observer" is one of my favorite figurines. They came about in a very dark time but brought me so much peace of mind. I'm so grateful for the presence and closure they brought to my life and I hope they can bring a similar sensation to you. 
 
This piece was in fact made with the natural clay bodies I harvest by hand from the forest behind my house! Part of why I spent 4 months away from pottery was because my forest has recently been deforested for what I later learned was merely profit because we have a national wood shortage and prices are higher than ever. Going into the the forest to harvest clay before snowfall and trying to make pieces out of the same forest that I felt already had so many of its rights violated, felt wrong. Taking more (clay) from a forest that already had so much taken without it have a say, felt wrong. I know what I'm doing is special and I hope that my work reminds others to appreciate the beauty of their own environment, including the literal earth (dirt/clay) they walk on. Nonetheless making work during this incredibly emotional time was challenging. So I hope if you do take one of these pieces home you appreciate it as I do.
 
Dimensions
Height: 4.5in.
Width: 2.5in.
Length: 2.5in.