Ember
Ember explores resilience through the feminine form—the ability to endure what has been broken, burned, or lost and still find a way to rise again.
The inspiration began with a beloved ceramic vase that had broken and could no longer serve its original purpose. Rather than discarding it, I salvaged pieces of the vessel and incorporated them into this sculpture. Their history became part of the work, transforming what was once damaged into something new.
The colors and materials evoke the intensity of fire while the fragmented ceramic carries the memory of something once whole. The feminine figure suggests a phoenix without literally depicting one—a presence emerging from destruction rather than defined by it. Ember is ultimately about the possibility of transformation: how fragments can carry their histories forward and become part of something unexpectedly beautiful.
$1400
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This wall sculpture is completely handmade, not a mannequin. It features a shell-like, cement-based substrate, with an underpainting of brown metallic paint. Mosaic tesserae include a variety of opaque yellow, orange, and red stained glass, glass beads, crushed glass (handmade frit), round metal elements, and glazed ceramic.
Approximately 16.5 inches (h) by 11 inches (w) by 4 inches (d)