Congratulations Catherine and Thomas. The design of this piece was derived from a diagram reflecting the PhD work of Catherine, with their names intertwined as MEEADSLTOOCNK.
It was commissioned as a wedding gift from her thesis advisor.
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| This is the finished piece, stoneware with porcelain slip sgraffito. |
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| The surnames of the couple are intertwined around the shoulder of the piece. |
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| Alan sent me references from which to work. |
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| I do not need or pretend to understand. |
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| I continued to add to this small piece to determine how far I should go. |
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I sent the images to Alan for approval.
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| The larger piece began with four sets of four diamonds. |
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| The "swooshes" connecting the pairs were added later. |
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Here are the two finished pieces, sampler and final.
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