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"Hare with Bass" by Joe Batt
12h x 8w x 10d inches
Stoneware and colored pencils
$1800
Artist Statement:
My narrative pieces combine a dreamlike sensibility with stylized, naturalistic forms. This piece is part of an ongoing exploration of endurance and our relationship with technology and the natural world. Figures and mixed media are mainstays of my approach to clay sculpture. I hand-build with stoneware clay and add colored pencils or pastels after the firing. Sometimes there is a smoke-firing step before color is added. I work most often with the hare form, but as a result of experiences outside in recent years bears, weasels, and fish are starting to make appearances in the work, and I welcome this development.
About the Artist:
Currently Joe is full time art faculty at South Puget Sound Community College in Olympia, Washington. He has also taught at California State University in Chico, California; the University of Montana, in Missoula, Montana; Lower Columbia College in Longview, Washington; and Metchosin International Summer School of the Arts in Victoria, B.C. Recent work includes narrative clay figures, installation, and mixed media pieces which feature animals and children as the main characters.
*This piece is currently on display at the First Stop Art Exhibition until June 13th. Pickup and shipping of purchased artwork will be arranged by the artist at the close of the show.
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