Big Blue Baby P01011-P00187 or powder room

or powder room

During the creation of the piece

this black-and-white photograph taken in Portland

This bronze work began with conceptual visualization

and fine silver bezels

Big Blue Baby P01011-P00187 or powder roomThe faces and objects portrayed in Jeanine Pennell's one of a kind work convey vulnerability and a sense of their own personal history. Each is based on a drawing from Pennell's sketchbook and is fabricated from kiln fired, stoneware paperclay, then hand painted in underglaze washes and fired multiple times to create a gritty, illustrative quality. This work is hollow built, making it lighter weight than a typical stoneware sculpture. Matte finish