I finally finished up a piece that I have been working on for some time. The piece is hand built using slabs and molds and was fired to cone six in an electric kiln. This piece came to mind when I was thinking about industry and the role in history in which industry has had, when it comes to the creation of weapons used for offensive and defensive purposes. Ironically the year I was working on it (2014-2015), new turmoil arose not only in the Middle East, but also in the annexation of Crimea.
The creation of weapons is closely tied to industry and technology and sometimes used in situations in which the technology was not intended for. This idea was the basis of creating this piece, and although it is not new to us, it does deserve a moment of contemplation on the time we live in and how history seems to repeat itself.
Below is a picture of the new work titled, "It's Complicated".
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