These sculptural objects only hint at a function as candlesticks or vessels and are really just indulgences in a love of the animal form. The Staffordshire dog with wings and the bear morphing into a chimney stack are absurd and magical adaptations of the animal form, tapping into a ceramic tradition going back to Martinwear and beyond.

 

Individually slip cast, assembled and modelled each

one is unique.

 

Materials: Porcelain/bronze glaze/gold lustre

Dimesnions: Dog 15cm (h) x 11cm (w) x 6cm (d)

                  Bear 10cm (h) x 15cm (w) x 6cm (d)

                  Elephant 12cm (h) 10cm (w) x 6cm (d)