I love Ballard's sculptures. They are so gentle yet so demanding of the viewer's attention. Ballard works interestingly as well. She uses a lot of molds to create the basic structure of her forms and then layers on the gorgeous texture by hand. I won't even try to speculate how she creates the surface treatment. Is it glaze or oxides or what? Whatever it is, it's stunning.
(images via artist's own website; portrait via Francis Marion University)
I had the good fortune to be in one of Ballard's workshops last year; it was great. She uses oxides and terra sigillatta. She does one layer of terra sig., burnishes it, then does another layer and burnishes again. LBailey
ReplyDeleteOh I LOVE LOVE LOVE Alice's work! I am hoping I can take a workshop with her someday! I would love to learn from her! Great posting!
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Wow these are incredibly gorgeous. I love your blog -- so much inspiration.
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