chameleonrecruits – before the fire

January 27, 2014 | veronicacay

Nearly 2 months since I have posted something – we have been very busy helping our eldest twin prepare for her latest adventure – 12 months volunteering in North Yorkshire UK. Apparently it started to snow yesterday – her first experience of the white, wet stuff !!! I have not entirely neglected the studio and this morning 3 new ceramic sculptures went into the kiln. Sneak peak of one of them before firing …these are still from the sirens, satyrs, sinners and saints series

ceramic sculpture, underglaze, engobe, inlay, print and stains 60 x 25 cm

not all black and white

November 27, 2013 | veronicacay

not all black and white went through the same ordeal as the previous post – colour was overlaid in watery treatments much like watercolour. She is approx. 60 cm x 40 x 30 cm

terracotta base, stains, engobe and underglazes

breathing a sigh of relief

November 26, 2013 | veronicacay

don’t push my buttons – came through the bisque but I was really unhappy with the result – I added more stain, more engobe and some very watery underglaze colours – put it back in the kiln and crossed my fingers. (maybe I prayed to the kiln god as well!)

terracotta and white clays, stains , engobe and underglaze approx. 40 cm x 30 cm x 25 cm.

sirens, satyrs, sinners and the occasional saint!

November 11, 2013 | veronicacay

New work out of the fire and ready to deliver to Anthea Polson Art at Southport Marina tomorrow. It is about a four hour round trip but absolutely worth the drive – the gallery is beautiful and full to the brim of stunning art work.

I am working on new series which includes some of the sirens but includes satyrs, sinners and the occasional saint! back in vintage machine drawers and other boxes. The first images are guile

the latter image is transgression both are mixed media assemblage , ceramic sculpture, engobe, stain, underglaze in vintage sewing machine drawers

don’t bury my heart

October 13, 2013October 13, 2013 | veronicacay

Sometimes documenting work before they go into the fire can be a useful practice. This piece had a little explosion
and has suffered some facial damage and a missing shoulder/back section – but all is not lost and I have replaced the shoulder with a meccano structure and the damage echoes traces of life experience.

This is a big heavy piece 80 x 40 x 30 cm – a mixture of terracotta and white clay. underglaze, stains – burnished.
I will post the finished piece as soon as I can get it photographed.

don’t look away

September 14, 2013September 14, 2013 | veronicacay

don’t look away came out of the kiln this morning – this is the final siren for my show in October at Rosebed Street Gallery in Eudlo. She has a patched and embroidered vintage bodice, ceramic, sculpture, underglaze and stains 60 x 30 x 30 cm approx .

another fiery redhead out of the kiln

September 4, 2013September 4, 2013 | veronicacay

Currently I am producing work for a small three person show with David at Rosebed Street Gallery in October.

ceramic sculpture – underglaze, engobe and stains – once fired 1100 degrees 50 cm x 30 cm x 30 cm

And more good news ‘sweet siren songs’ has been selected as one of 15 finalists in the Kenilworth Art Prize …. whoopee !!!

getting ready for the fire – in progress

August 17, 2013 | veronicacay

two more sirens getting ready for completion – waiting for a kiln to be emptied (community kiln),

underglazed and incised, stained, engobes and more colour applied and washed back – these pieces haven’t yet been bisqued.

embroidery textiles pieces obviously won’t go into the fire but will be applied later.

measuring white noise – rud-abot-bot

August 17, 2013August 17, 2013 | veronicacay

measuring white noise – rud -abot- bot would be a bit of fun if it wasn’t so serious – currently we are in the throes of a federal election –

and the choices provide slim pickings (rudd or abbott) . clay body, muslin wrapped head, stitched with vintage fabrics and vintage tape measure, vintage metal meccano.