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"Sid"
23" high x 14" wide x 19" deep
Hand-built, one of a kind ceramic, chemical patina.
On display at Attic Gallery, Portland.
I may title this piece more formally eventually, maybe something like "Vast New Territory." But I've been calling this apparition 'Sid' for so long now that it would seem impersonal not to continue calling him by his nickname (short for 'sentient' and 'id'). He represents the archetypical primal man I imagine still living deep inside me, in the root layer of my subconscious; from when hominids first 'awakened' to self-awareness. It is Sid who continually reminds me how amazing it is just to be alive and aware of the cosmos.
Sid has a voracious appetite for exploration. I'm currently at a place where I feel 'Vast New Territories' opening up artistically. This got Sid all excited, and he wanted to ride shotgun with me; to materialize into this time and place. So here he is, manifested into a new fleeting reality, joining me on an exposed mesa to scan the bright, boundless, virgin territory all around us. Which way should we go? As I fret over the "importance" of choosing the "right" path, Sid's exuberance for exploration reminds me to stay present in the moment, no matter the path.
(note the "horizon reflected in his eyes" in the image above)
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