KIT AND KA-POODLE
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This hand-built sculpture is made of cone 6 stoneware clay. It takes the form of a two-pocketed knapsack. Sculpted poodles emerge from opposite side pockets. They represent life-like portraits of the two toy poodles, Donner and Dasher, owned by the buyer who commissioned this work.
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Slab construction was used for the body of the piece. Templates were made for its faux leather pattern. Serial formation of the templates, created one at a time as the structure was being worked out, made the design of the work more spontaneous and fluid. Zippers are press mold.
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Construction sequence: Initially fired to cone 06. Faux leopard print, patent leather and dogs' features hand-painted with underglazes. Fired again to cone 5/6. Gold and mother of pearl lusters applied. Refired to cone 018. More lusters applied. Final firing to cone 019. Various cold finishes added, such as enamel, varnish and acrylic paints.
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Size: 9.5" x 12.0" x 8.0".
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Date: 2008.
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A commissioned work.
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Sold to a Texas collector.
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CREATIVE PROCESS
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Design and coloration details include leopard pattern for the surface of the satchel and patent-leather trim. The dogs are white with black eyes and pink tongues.
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Tagboard templates are used to create predesigned clay slabs for the construction of the body and pockets of the knapsack. The dogs' heads are sculpted and placed into the side compartments.
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Underglazes are applied for the faux leopard-skin and patent-leather pattern. Clear glazes are also applied to the piece, except for the heads, which are matte. After firing, the surfaces of the satchel are covered in gold and mother of pearl lusters.
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Application of cold finishes concludes the piece.
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