Size
34” high and 20” diameter
 
The Female Form is strongly influenced by a recent art residency in Crete where I started a drawing and painting focus on both contemporary and ancient pottery including glass vases and shaped containers. In drawing, printing and painting small compositions and further study at the local archaeological museums, it occurred to me that many of the vessels and shapes resembled female forms. Some of these shapes mimicked pregnancy with protruding midriffs, or aged crones with sagging bellies. Indeed, some shapes were made with torsos, arms, and heads, reaffirming my belief of these pottery pieces as female forms.
Womanhood is first of a series of vessels which explores the connection between the perception of the female shape, the “holding” of those female qualities and the tactility of textiles within an artistic interpretation.
 
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