• Statement
  • Art Gallery
    • 2015 -17
    • 2014
    • 2013- 2014
    • 2012-2013
    • 2011-12
    • 2010
  • Contact
  • Africa Projects
  • Class Opportunities
  • Journals
  • Resume
mariamichaelson.com

Go Back for What We Forgot, 2009

Picture
This series of pieces is named after an Adinkra Symbol from Ghana. In Ghana, there are a series of proverbs which have symbols associated with them.  We need reminders in this chaotic world about what it is to be human. As I made them, these pieces were reminders for me.

Explore The Series: Go back for what we forgot

Bronze Work, 2011-12

Picture
These pieces were made through a very old and time consuming process while I was living in West Africa. They are lost wax sculptures. The original sculpture is carved in beeswax. The same exact process has been used for 3000 years in West Africa, except that we got all the bronze from old recycled junk! I carried 300 LBS of bronze sculptures home with me on the airplane in March 2012.

Explore the series: Bronze work

Ceramic Figures 2012-13

Picture
I have a studio in my hometown of San Juan Island, in Washington State. Having a space to myself is giving me the opportunity to work bigger. The series that I began in 2013 are freestanding figures, between 1/3 life size and 6 and a half feet tall. They are influenced by the time I spend living in Africa, and my relationship with symbolism. 

Explore the series: Ceramic Figures 2012-13

Bronze and Ceramic work, 2014

Picture
These pieces, made of bronze, mixed media and ceramic are a further exploration into materials. I spent 3 months working in West Africa in 2013, and made some very large pieces. I also have been continuing to work with the cast form, and in some cases have been adding wood and other materials to the work.

Explore this Series: Bronze and Ceramic work, 2014

Ceramic Figures, 2015-17

Picture
These pieces are larger and more detailed then the work From years past. After a three month residency in Paris, I find myself drawn to make more realistic human forms, as well as working from more specific animal species forms.
Explore This Series, Ceramic Figures 2015-17
Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • Statement
  • Art Gallery
    • 2015 -17
    • 2014
    • 2013- 2014
    • 2012-2013
    • 2011-12
    • 2010
  • Contact
  • Africa Projects
  • Class Opportunities
  • Journals
  • Resume