All my life the killing of African elephants for their ivory has been an issue, and I’m appalled that it continues to be a problem to this day. In an effort to do some small part to mitigate this, I started this body of work. These pieces are inspired by ancient African tools and while I’m not recreating the tools, I’m using the shapes to make vessel forms. They are finished with minerals, clay, sand, wood ash and stains. Part of the proceeds from these pieces will go to elephant conservation groups in Africa.
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African Vessel-Axe Form #2
$325.00 Add to cartThis piece is based on ancient, stone hand axes. It’s stained and finished with wood ash.
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African Vessel-Digging Stick Form #3
$275.00 Add to cartThis piece was inspired by the digging sticks found all over Africa. It’s made with two types of clay and finished with slip, minerals and wood ash.
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African Vessel-Digging Stick with Grass
$300.00 Add to cartIt was made with grasses embedded into the clay that burn out while firing. It’s constructed of different clays and finished with stain, minerals and wood ash.
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African Vessel-Hoe Form #1
$250.00 Add to cartThis piece is based on an iron hoe head. It is finished with slip and creek sand.
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African Vessel-Snare
$350.00 Add to cartThis piece was inspired by a fragment of an ancient stone tool used by the Nok tribe of Nigeria. It transformed with the idea of the snares that are placed everywhere and severely injure and kill many different animals including elephants. While it doesn’t look like the snares, it captures the brutality of that way of hunting.
It is finished with slip, minerals and wood ash.
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African Vessel-Spear Head
$275.00 Add to cartThis piece is encrusted with creek sand that melts making this crystalline, brown surface.
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African Vessel-Tusk
$275.00 Add to cartThis piece is inspired by elephant tusks themselves. It is incised like the beautiful art works created by the people of the Kingdom of Ife. It is finished with minerals and wood ash.
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Africann Vessel-Hoe Form #2
$300.00 Add to cartThis piece is based on an iron hoe head forn, It is finished with stain and wood ash.
