When I say "In Need Of Balance", I don't mean the piece needs any changes or alterations,.... It just needs to be able to stand and show itself.
When a very talented Ceramic Artist I know approached me with this project, it presented a couple of problems.
#1. Try not to break it while I created the base.
(Always a challenge when working hot iron around ceramics)
#2. Just how do you attach an attractive base without overpowering the delicacy of the piece?
The answer........ Check it out.
My first instinct was to try and make a rectangle with feet that the piece would sit in to. After a try at that, I realized that a straight line going across the lower section of this piece did nothing to enhance its flow of style. It needed to be gently cradled with flowing lines like the horse hairs that etched their design across the piece.
I think I captured what it wanted to say. What do you think?
