Strata 2 P05690-P00549 Torch fired enamel and oxidized

Torch fired enamel and oxidized Argentium silver is combined in this brooch/pendant

while expressive brushstrokes draw the eye upward to blue skies filled with doves

in which he carves through black slip to reveal the white clay

it displays ethereal

Tabletop is 35"W

Strata 2 P05690-P00549 Torch fired enamel and oxidizedThis painting is part of the artist's Nihonga collection. It was made using the traditional Japanese mineral pigment painting methods; a labor intensive process that involves making water based paints, binders, and glue using natural materials bought in Japan. Mineral pigments, pine soot (sumi), indigo, and oxidized Japanese silver leaf all play their part in this finely veiled, multi layered painting on Kumohadamashi washi paper stretched on hardwood