The captive ape sits in his glass box for the world to see. A comment on how we look at each other all the time maybe?
The captive ape sits in his glass box for the world to see. A comment on how we look at each other all the time maybe?
East versus West: Chairman Mao as a paperweight and the sad lion of the West meet up.
Small people cast a long shadow translates in to Welsh as Pobl Bach yn taffy cysgod hir.
Resting on a Welsh slate base these six figures tell their own stories including the naughty boy, the cheeky uncle in his string vest and a very thoughtful figure in the back row with the splendid, coloured hair. Why might these small people cast a long shadow?
Here are a few of my ceramic hands usually installed in town and country environments, but this time arranged with a plastic monster toy, old fashioned flower presses and my favourite 1930’s teapot. Take a look at more of this work on my Instagram @helenbirnbaumceramics.