Figure Study with Heart, Woodfired - Figure Study with Heart, Woodfired I P07993-P00117 Late summer as shadows stretch

Late summer as shadows stretch and the evening cools in this giclee

It is handmade in PA by Ben Gatski in a rural studio in Pennsylvania

Liquid safe

balancing structure with spontaneity

The artists rendition of what Vesuvius may have looked like during the eruption

Figure Study with Heart, Woodfired - Figure Study with Heart, Woodfired I P07993-P00117 Late summer as shadows stretchThe surface on these one of a kind stoneware clay figures with a heart cut out was achieved by the atmospheric firing wood fired kiln: the kiln is fueled with woods of variable size throughout its seven day firing. The ash is carried on the flame and airflow throughout the kiln until landing on the surface of a piece, vaporizing to become glaze.