Wednesday, October 12, 2011

SHASTA GODDESS by Eric Whollem/ A CERAMIC GODDESS SCULPTURE: Painted With Volcanic Pumice From Mt. Shasta/ FIGURATIVE CERAMIC SCULPTURE/ 'The Violet Ray'




SHASTA GODDESS
1989
by Eric Whollem
violet volcanic pumice from Shasta on white clay
10"
Private Collection
PHOTO COPYRIGHT BY THE ARTIST

THE VIOLET RAY

In the folklore of Mt. Shasta the 'Violet Ray' is said to
represent spiritual cleansing.

This sculpture was painted with natural mineral pigments
from the Mt. Shasta area. It is among my early ceramic
sculptures from the 1980's. I lived near Mt. Shasta as a
boy back in the 1950's.

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Readers interested in my posts on MT. SHASTA may wish to view these links:


Sculptures by Eric Whollem on Stamps Video               

See my posts of CERAMIC SCULPTURE:


SOME READERS MAY BE
 INTERESTED IN MY LEMURIAN
 FANTASY STAMP VIDEO:


Mt. Shasta Folklore Stamp Video                       

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