Black fired earthen clay, glaze, wood, stainless steel + copper

59cm H x 16cm W x 16cm D

One-of-a-kind

2020

Signed on base

Odette Ireland’s latest Totem and Ornamental sculptures have evolved from her Counterbalance series. The pieces are hand-built using a combination of slabbing techniques from a mixture of raku, stoneware and porcelain clays. A terra sigillata slip is applied to some of the pieces and then saggar-fired with sawdust and wood shavings. The results vary from matte and satin blacks to glossy silver metallics.

Odette says of her work: “My aim is to create pieces that inspire an appreciation for composition and remind us of the beauty found in our natural landscape”.