Works in progress-May 29th 2025

 Completed Works

Dragoncoptor

Heart on my Sleeve

Chatterbox/book

Ready to glaze with underglazes

Octopus

Ready to glaze- Radio

Ready to Bisque 

Telephone

Handbag

Chatterbook

 Working on Chatterbook . Wondering what the book title should be?

Surreal object- Heart on my Sleeve

Working on this sculpture for the "Still Life series. Should come alive once painted with black underglaze.

 

Sunglasses and Mobile Phone

 I added a couple of objects to my "Still Life" collection. Quite enjoying making these. It makes me observe objects closely as well as think how an illustration can be turned into a sculpture.

Mentor Meeting- April 26th 2025

 1. Assemblages

Do attempt assemblages. It could lead to magical outcomes.

Put some thought on objects you might like to use.

Use paper, clay and objects in a playful manner to create something unexpected.

2. Spaces to exhibit

Ceramic Art London might be a place to showcase ceramic art

Also present works to Threshold in the near future

3. Let the audience do some work

Do not present everything to the audience on a platter. Let them think. Don't make the works too literal, make them more abstract. Create spin offs of proverbs/ idioms instead of direct translations.

4. The "Still Life" series is interesting. Reminiscent of Katherine Morling's work . Maybe I can add a mix of elements from stories which would be surreal . A series of objects that are both real and imaginary or elemnts from stories I have read or stories I have encountered in my life would make the installation exciting 

Completing unfinished pieces -On a High Horse, Dragoncoptor

 1. Sitting on a High Horse

Challenges- When I made the legs and inserted in the holes I found the pice was unsteady . I decided to add wooden legs instead and commissioned a wood sculpture artist to make the legs. I find the final outcome interesting because of the exaggerated legs. It is adding a sense of drama to the piece.

2. Dragon copter

Painted using underglaze and it can be unassembled. I am thinking of transporting these works and making my sculptures in parts is handy.

Vases

 I created 2 slab vases from the mold of a vase I had purchased from a Home store. I had loved the shape of the vase and was thinking of drawing a story but then decided to sgraffito carve geometric patterns on them. The vases are large 18 inches tall.

Still Life

 I have spent the last one month creating some new illustrative ceramic works and completing the previous works.

 Still Life

I started an installation of 2 D slab built everyday objects which I found really interesting. It was an experiment and the most important part was deciding which objects I would sculpt. I thought of objects commonly used in Oman -a coffee culture, damask roses used to make perfumes (itar), pomegrantes which are locally grown here and stray cats that wander the streets. I also added playing cards and moths lying on my studio table. I would be very interested to add some surprise elements like say an anatomical human heart, and some contemporary objects like candies, sunglasses and cellphones. I am enjoying the randomness of these things and don't know whether I must tie them up into a meaningful concept and whether that is necessary. At the moment I am just playing and having a great deal of fun!!This piece ties in with my need to tell stories which might be incomplete , letting the audience decide the ending.

Project 1- deconstructing a pitcher project

Made more drawings and am ready to create a few of these
 

Work in Progress- Sitting on a high horse

The sculpture has several parts. The legs body tail and human figure will be assembled once fired.