JACK IN THE BOX
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Hand-built teapot of stoneware and self-made stoneware and porcelain paperclay. Portrait sculpture of a Jack Russell puppy emerging from a box with decorated lid, bottom and side panels.
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Two panels are made of stoneware paperclay and two of white stoneware clay cone 6. Side panels with images of hydrant, kitty, amorous puppies; bottom with hydrant; and box lid with dog house.
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The teapot's lid is shaped like a dog bone. It is located between the puppy and the box lid. Press mold used for faux stick handles.
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Construction sequence: Initially fired to cone 06. Hand painted underglazes to enhance imagery. Refired to cone 5/6. Opalescent overglazes applied. Final firing to cone 017. Acrylic paint used to cold finish the piece.
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Size: 11.0" x 8.0" x 6.75".
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Date: 2007.
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Exhibited at Morgan Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA and Form and Grace and Whimsy, Small Group Show, Seen Gallery, Decatur, GA.
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Available for purchase: Price $900.
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Creative Process
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This piece was created with the intent of integrating a composite of images into a synthetic whole.
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The Jack in the piece is a Jack Russell puppy, an essential component of hte Jack in the Box, playing on the words of the classic box and its occupant.
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It is adorned with a number of related figures, like hydrant, dog bone, cat, brace of puppies and dog house.
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Further, the elemental pattern of roof-triangle is repeated on the hydrant, the dog house and the teapot's handle.
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The handle is made in the form of wooden sticks to reflect the dog's innate love of sticks for chewing and chasing and fetching.
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