The title PROGENITOR is the idea that we all come from one being, a primogenitor.   Somewhere in between is the realm of my existence in a vast spectrum of time. This is a series of hand built skulls and masks of varying ceramic clay bodies that are Raku finished.  I dream of a living species in a time  that may have existed in the far distant past and how they would evolve in the future. An ancient civilization and the creatures that share the land.   The hand sculpted skulls appear distressed to represent ancient aged bone material, as if excavated.  They are Raku fired in a white crackle glaze so the carbon smoke can absorb and highlight the cracks. This is to emphasize the ancient age of the object.   The masks represent a time in the future, creature-like, humanoid, bearing slight resemblance to the original skulls.  The masks are finished with copper rich metallic glazes and then Raku fired to contrast the skulls’ smokey cracks. The distressed metallic luster lends to the notion of a dystopian world in the future.   Join me on my journey as I discover this ancient species and link their evolution to the findings of the future.  This series made their debut at The Other Art Fair in the Spring of 2023