Turquoise Corolla
This project was what you would call a beach ball bowl. I made the piece by wraping and smoothing coils around a beach ball, adding the textures and flowers later.
What really inspired me in creating this piece is actually the land scape around my house. Many of the leaves and flowers are based on what I see every day when i step out side my door .

Crimson Night

I constructed this vase from two slabs.

Our assingment was to use slab technique

to make a vase. Usually when I make a

vase i use coils so this was different for me.

The vase is made from gray clay, the base

color is black acrylic, and the carving is filled

in by red acrylic paint.

Water

Have you ever looked into the ocean

and imagined it looking back at you?

Fisher men say the ocean is like a bitter

woman. This is my idea. She is made from

gray clay and her color comes from many

shades of sponged acrylic paint.

Tribal Style Mask

My inspiration for this mask was a wooden monkey i found at a market. I loved the style and decided considering our project in class was to design and make a mask i would use that idea. The mask is made from red clay. The purple and black design on the right are water colored coils and slip. I finished it off with several coats of wood stain.

Silver Stairs

This piece is a plaster carving. I had a little trouble carving because with plaster you cannot fix your mistakes. When using clay if something breaks or falls off you can always scratch and slip it back on. Not with plaster ;)

Upcoming pieces

The Balance of Nature

This piece was a tree of life assingment in class. Many other students were making traditional trees of life most came out to be simple candel holders. I thought the idea was boring so instead of a candel holder I litteraly sculpted a tree of like. The Balance of Nature is the roots and trunk of a tree growing into a living being.

Fire
I created this mask using gray clay
The paint is red, orange, and yellow
acrylic sponged onto the bisque clay.

Vase of Waves

A vase that reminds me of waves

crashing onto the beach after a

storm.

The piece is made from gray clay

and glazed Exotic blue with a touch

of Green blend.

These two pieces are a couple of my favorites created by Val Lyle. Check out http://www.vallyle.com to see more.