“Mother Earth” emerged from the clay as I sculpted the
figure. I combined cloth, sticks and feathers that were dipped in slip (liquid
clay) and added clay molds of shells found at the coast. These were painted with
some of the red clay from my yard and turned a darker brown. I added the red
clay from my yard at the base (so she literally emerges from the earth). I
wanted these elements to represent life from the earth, air and sea. In Pope
Francis’ Encyclical Letter “Laudatory Si” on (Care for our Common Home), St
Francis of Assisi “reminds us that our common home is like a sister with whom
we share our life and a beautiful mother who opens her arms to embrace us. …
This sister now cries out to us because of the harm we have inflicted on her by
our irresponsible use and abuse of the goods with which God has endowed her.”
The encyclical continues to appeal the urgency and the challenge we face to
motivate and educate humanity and my wish is for viewers to feel this urgency.
Mother Earth
Jane Couch-Osmelowski
“Mother Earth” emerged from the clay as I sculpted the figure. I combined cloth, sticks and feathers that were dipped in slip and added molds of shells found at the coast. These were painted with some of the red clay found in my yard. I used a sculptural clay, which fires at about 04. The sculpture also requires low fire slips and glazes. I added a cone 04/05 clear glaze over the blue underglaze (for the dripping water effect), sticks from my yard for her “crown” and more dirt at the base. The cloth used was dipped into slip (liquid clay) and draped, dried and fired.
$1,200.00
3D Medium: Sculpture
Dimensions: 20 l x 20 w x 36 h
Weight:
25 pounds