“Lavender Dusk”
2023
Clay, slip, glaze, gold luster and mother of pearl.
Frame : White gold on green clay shadow box with black interior.
7.5 x 5.875 x 1.5 inches / 19 x 15 x 4 cm
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A delicate fusion of art, memory, and craft, this hand-formed ceramic portrait captures an ethereal figure suspended between dream and recollection. Created with layered washes of lavender, warm gold, and deep ink tones, the piece evokes the quiet poetry of an old photograph—softened by time, yet emotionally vivid.

Each brushstroke is intentionally loose and expressive, allowing the figure to emerge organically from her atmospheric background. Hints of gold add a glow, while two mother-of-pearl floral pins give the piece a talismanic, almost relic-like presence.

Set within a deep black interior frame and finished with a champagne gold outer border, the artwork becomes both object and shrine—a small world of emotion held within its boundaries.