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There are Strengths in Our Differences - Ceramic Sculpture - by Cathy Broski


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"There are Strengths in Our Differences"

Ceramic Sculpture

Created by Cathy Broski
The artist uses the boat as a metaphor for our life's journey and the bird for the voice within that keeps us on the right track. Each handcrafted couple sit within a cone in the hollow block of clay. The antique blue glaze fades onto the highly textured golden clay bodies. Each set is made individually from slabs and coils. The waves are layered with slips and terra sigillatas. Each piece is unique and will vary.
Dimensions: 15.0in H x 12.0in W x 5.0in D
This piece ships on or before: Fri, Jun 21, 2013
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About this Artist

Cathy Broski

" I enjoy the story and form that grow together as each piece evolves. Creating a connection to my work for the viewer is important to me."

Ceramic artist Cathy Broski's work is steeped in archetypal and personal symbolism. Figures, houses, boats and pottery are all vessels to contain things we hold dear, and sometimes those things we would cast off. Cathy chose these forms to work with because they have several levels of meaning she finds intriguing to explore. She loves found objects, because of their wear and marks of their journeys. This is the feel Cathy tries to achieve on her surfaces by using a layering technique.

Cathy begins each piece on the potters wheel or with slabs. The pieces grow with the application of coils or additional slabs. When each piece is completed, She carves or textures the surface. The base colors of terra sigilattas and slips are applied and fired. Once the first firing is complete, Cathy applies and wipes off a combination of stains and glazes, then fires again to cone 6. This process is repeated until the desired effect is achieved.

Since receiving her BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute in 1990, Cathy has worked in the ceramics field in many capacities. Presently she is represented by numerous galleries, teaches several pottery classes, instructs workshops, sells work at art fairs, and has been published in several ceramic periodicals. In 2000, she and her husband built a studio right outside their backdoor. And in 2007 they completed a 40 cu ft gas car kiln.

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By Pam
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Perfect Gift
I am giving this to my partner for his birthday, and to me it represents who we are. We are very strong together-we work through our challenges and embrace all of the wonderful people and things we share in our lives. We also love to sail, and our relationship became even stronger when we learned to sail 50' mono-hulls together. I will let you know what he thinks when he opens it on 3/27.
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By Jill the Collector
There Are Strengths in Our Differences
It was the perfect gift on the occasion of my niece's wedding. I was only a bit disappointed that in "real life" it lacked the gold luster as shown in the photo. Not to worry, I added more gold myself using acrylic paint and it was a hit! My niece and her husband display it on their mantle.
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