October 2015

Sea Currents #1

Sea Currents #1 is a clay monoprint on canvas which draws on the beauty, if not the mythology, of the Hawaiian Islands. The image is meant to convey and evoke the underwater coastal “forests” and the currents that move them and through them. Matted and framed to 16″ x 20″

Elijah and the Broom Tree

Elijah and the Broom Tree, inspired by 1 Kings 19:4-8 is a polychromatic hand built/found object mixed media sculpture composed of raku fired paper clay with multiple glazes set on Wissahickon schist and with a deadwood pruning of American dogwood. No adhesive is used. (20.5” H x 18” W x12.5” D)

Music of the Gods

The Music of the Gods takes its inspiration from the beauty and mythology of the Hawaiian Islands. If you look closely (and perhaps squint a bit) you can see some of the Hawaiian gods playing in the upper half of the print. It is my adaptation of a clay monoprint on canvas, a technique developed by Mitch Lyons in the 1970’s Matted and framed to 16″ x 20″. $275

The Garden of the Gods

The Garden of The Gods is another in the series of Hawaiian inspired clay monoprints, a printing technique which utilizes moist clay, canvas, ceramic underglazes and a slab roller and which I feel is well-suited to express the lush color of a tropical garden that is intended to be fit for the gods. Matted and framed to “16” x 20″. $275

John Fansmith

Artist