Figurative Ceramic Sculptures
Wheel Thrown Works, Tile Works, and Other Sculptures
Fit for a King
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Terra cotta clay, oxide-stained, matte glazes, found pillow.
Dimensions: 12” height, 22” diameter (including pillow)
sold
'Four and twenty black birds baked in a pie' was the inspiration for this
piece. The parts were separate - great hiding place under the crust.
This piece won a ribbon had a show of Eastern Michigan BFA alumni.
Check out Pamela's resume.
Lidded Jar
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Terra cotta clay, glaze, metallic wax patina.
Dimensions: 8” height, 4” diameter
Collection of Melissa Day
Wheel-thrown lidded jar with low-relief bird
landscape design around the surface and lid.
Low-relief Lidded Jar
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Terra cotta clay, glaze, metallic wax patina.
Dimensions: 9” height, 4” diameter
Collection of Amanda Menzies
Low-relief surrounds the lidded jar in bird inspired landscape; the lid is detailed
as well.
Hide and Seek
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Terra cotta clay, oxide-stained.
Dimensions: 9” height, 8” diameter
From the collection of Russ and Joyce Spletzer
Lidded jar with nestling birds done in high relief on the lid and sculpted
birds chasing one another around the pot surrounded with low-relief
vine of leaves. This reminded Russ and Joyce of their three children.
The Crow and the Pitcher
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Terra cotta clay, oxide-stain, metallic wax patina.
Dimensions: 11” height, 8” diameter
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Aesop's Fables lent the theme to this wheel thrown piece with sculpted limbs
and leaves. The crow knew to drop stone after stone into the pot to raise the
water level within its reach. Pamela has done this type of piece a couple of
times and they have been very popular. On one of them she actually wrote the
whole story on the surface of the pot.
Three-Legged Nature Pot
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Terra cotta clay, oxide stain, metallic wax patina.
Dimensions: 9” height, 8” width, 7” depth
From the collection of Jim Craig
Another piece from Pamela's sculpted, wheel-thrown pot series; .
. . Nature Pot was auctioned for the Janet Davies Scholarship
Fund at Brighton High School.
Scared Crows
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Terra cotta clay, oxide-stained,
metallic-wax patina.
Dimensions: 24” width, 12” height, 2” depth
$500
Low - mid relief clay tiles, mounted and framed. The late
season sun glows on the fields behind the scared crows on
the scare-crow.
Something's Brewing
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Terra cotta clay, oxide stain, metallic wax patina.
Dimensions: 20” height, 18” width
Pamela's collection
The first from Pamela's tile sets. Very stylized bird characters done in
a very low relief, emphasizing color and a variety of textures on the
surface. Tell Pamela your story for a framed commissioned piece.
Bird Tile set
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Terra cotta clay, oxide-stained, glaze, and metallic wax patina.
Dimensions: 6” height, 8” width, 0.75” depth
Sold ($150)
Pamela has made these tile sets a few times. Couples love
them. Each tile may be hung separately or installed, but if
separate can tell the mood of the couple by re-arranging their
placement.
Looking for Trouble
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Terra cotta clay, oxide-stained, glazed; mounted and
framed.
Dimensions: 10” height, 26” width
Collection of Rick and Kathy Lovernick
Young birds out and about, looking for trouble. The
Lovernicks had three adolescences at home and could
identify with these three.
Big Bird
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Terra cotta clay, glaze.
Dimensions: 12” height, 12” diameter
Collection of Kathy Olivas
This piece is from a series that Pamela did that included very stylized bird
images. From this series there were bird houses as well. All included very
stylized birds, and or leaves and were glazed with a combination of matte
and glossy glazes.
Homage to the Twin Towers
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Dimensions: 12” height, 12” width, 8” depth
Collection of Pamela Day
The impact of September 11, 2001 was captured by many
artists. This is Pamela's image. A feminine and male figure -
One figure reflects anger, the other sadness, both are impaled
by feathers to represent the families affected by the disaster.
Spindle-top lidded jar
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Terracotta clay, glaze, acrylic, metallic-wax patina.
sold
From the series of low-relief wheel-thrown jars and bird tiles.
Issues in the Rushes
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Terra cotta clay, glaze, acrylic, metallic-wax patina.
Dimensions: 9” height, 8” diameter
From the collection of Tai and Kane Ogihara.
Difficult to see the relationship expressed between the two birds as they
swim through the rushes of this pot - but it's there. Low-relief in the round
with metallic-was patina adding subtle color to the bird's surface
Green Man
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Terra cotta clay, oxide stain, colored pencil, feather.
Dimensions: 12” height, 8” width, 6” depth
From the collection of Carol Socks-Parker
As if growing from a tree, Green Man sits on a cut branch with his
wide eyes watching over the forest with a companion bird perched on
his naturalized branches and laurel-wreath head piece.
Elizabeth's Birthday
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Terra cotta clay, oxide stain, colored pencil.
From the collection of Elizabeth Anderson
Pamela loves to go back to "just the heads" sometimes. This one was done especially for
her god-daughter, Elizabeth, in celebration of her birthday, with a fun, quirky smile. Notice
the little lizard next the ice cream cone inspired hat. Elizabeth - 'lizard-breath.' These heads
can sit or hang on the wall. You, too, can commission such a piece.
Reflections of a Green Sky
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Terra cotta, oxide stain, colored pencil, metallic-wax patina.
Dimensions: 7” height, 4” width, 7” depth, plus the base
From the collection of Debbie Hosier
Titled from a fairy tale story, this piece combines a "green-man" type character
with a Aleut-bird-style hat. The surface is colored strongly with colored pencil and
copper patina to give this piece an appearance of a copper weathered-patina. It's
mounted on a stained hard-wood base.
Ceramic Portfolio
Time Flies
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Terra cotta clay, oxide-stained, glaze, and metallic wax patina.
Dimensions: 15” height, 10” width, 2.5” depth
From the collection of Karl and Polly Lehman
Dimensionalized roof and layered slabs create the illusion of depth for the mid-
to-low relief textured surface of the wall clock with its birds that ride or fly over
the surface of the clock and its inferred "pendulum."
Romantic Sunset
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Terra cotta clay, glaze, and metallic wax patina.
Dimensions: 12” height, 17” width
Gannet-like birds have also been a favorite of Pamela's. Their large
stylized shapes offer the opportunity to create color- scapes and an
illusion of form. They are a seemingly emotional bird as well, which
fits well with Pamela's expression of caring and romance.
Storm's a Brewing
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Terra cotta clay, glaze, and metallic wax patina.
Dimensions: 20” height, 18” width
From the collection of Glenna and Craig Fritz-Hutton
From Pamela's tile set series - very stylized bird characters done in a
very low relief, emphasize color and a variety of textures on the
surface. The characters expressing continued concern about their
complicated existence.
Bird Couple
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Clay, acrylic, and metallic wax patina.
From the collection of Bill Day
This lidded jar has two gannet-style birds swimming around the pot together.
Appropriate in that Bill Day is Pamela's husband.
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