I decided to explore ceramic again in a series of sculptures that have beside the clay, metal added or glass if not both in the same piece
Blue and Green Spindle Form I
(See also other pictures of.B...)
Pit fired clay and clay cast glass.
13" x 16" x 13"
Blue and Green Spindle Form II
Electric fired ceramic and clay cast glass.
12" x 9" x 10"
I am finally putting together the many parts of the solid spindle forms I did at Kohler 1996. I am using spring pins and it is really hard to get everything to line up so I can put the parts together. The two part spindle form is the simplest of them all so it made sense to work on that one first.
Two Part Spindle Forms
1996-7
Solid cast steel and brass
9" x 13" x 9" 55 pounds (solid)
I'm exploring metal and ceramic combinations
Self Form
(has now a metal stand for it.)
1993-7
Clay and metal
19" x 12 1/2" x 8"
Ceramic Boat
(Is now sitting on a shelf with out this stand you see here.
The shelf is a part of a boat.)
1997
Raku fired with steel. Stand is out of same metal
12 1/2" x 7" x 2 3/4"
Trying out new colors for my glass boat form on a stand
Three Color Boat Form
1997
Clay cast glass, slumped together
12 1/2" x 4" x 2 3/4" with stand and base
Boat with a Sail
1997
Clay cast glass, slumped together
12 1/2" x 3 3/4" x 2 3/4" with stand
See picture of top of a Green Top Boat
Did a wild boat
All Over Board
Clay cast glass slumped together
1997
18" x 4" x 4 1/2"
Tried "New Form" in different colors
Both pieces are now in Elton John's Collection
New Form II
(Snælda)
1997
Clay cast glass slumped together
6 1/2" x 6 1/2" x 6 1/2"
New Form III
(Snælda)
1997
Clay cast glass slumped together
6 1/2" x 6 1/2" x 6 1/2"
Did some all glass wall work
Three of Each
Clay cast glass
10 1/2" x 4" x 2"
A Line and a Dot
Clay cast glass
12 1/2" x 5" x 1 3/4"
Four Green Rings
Clay cast glass
12 1/2 " x 5" x 1 3/4"
Eight Green Rings
Clay cast glass
10 1/2" x 4" x 2"
X
(Á krossgötum)
Clay cast glass
11 1/2" x 4" x 2"
Worked on a series of pieces that has stones mixed with glass and/or other media.
Here is my first attempt.
Stone Bonding
Stone found in Iceland, clay cast glass and copper wire
1997
9" x 8 1/2" x 11"
See pictures in show :Was in the show Presence January 14 - February 26, 1999
Something Totally New
I have been working this year with a little bit different media than before. The reason is that I have a show in Iceland next year and I want to use in that show some material that is already available there and thought of all the beaches at home that have these wonderful round stones just waiting to be used. Before I go home I need to get a feel for this new media so I have been welding frames around California stones the last two months or so.
Here are two samples of what I have been doing.
Stone Bound Form no. 1
Stones and metal
1997
11" x 13" x 10"
Stone Bound Form no. 2
Stones and metal
1997
25 1/2" x 11" x 11"
(Was in a show at Claudia Chapline Gallery, )
I finished the year with a clay/glass wall piece
and a 
boy.
Five Circles Wallwork
Clay and clay cast glass
1997
10" x 9" x 2"
You will see more of the wall work in 98 and 99.
See them also in two of my solo shows