Persnickety Exibition of Michael W. Moses Ceramic Art Pottery in Madison, MS Concluded

It has been about a year now since I did my last post.  I am a little surprised that it has been so long.  I,  just this weekend finished a year long exhibit at  Persnickety,  in Madison, MS. I would like to thank Ben Rogers and all of his staff at Persnickety for displaying my work and allowing the people of Madison the opportunity to view and purchase my ceramic art pottery.

 Below are a some images of ceramic art that were sold at Persnickety .

Minoan Octopus Star Fish Jar by Michael W. Moses

Yellow Green Imperial Bulb Vase by Michael W. Moses

Orange Nautilis Vase by Michael W, Moses

"Come to me my Love" Pod Vase by Michael W. Moses of Ocean Springs, MS

Here is one of my newest pieces of hand sculpted ceramic art pottery, which I call the "Come to me my Love" alien pod vase.

 This piece looks as if it might have been captured just above high tide on a delightful tropical beach on an alien planet far from our everyday lives!

Then again it has that organic quality that makes it seem to be some type of quasi animal-plant life that hungers for small creatures to come forth and give themselves up to it's desires.

Then again this type of life form may not passively wait for good things to arrive in it's presence, it may actively go out on the prowl looking for the unwary.

What ever the case, this neo Victorian objet d'art will be the master of whatever domain it will be placed, be it your bright conservatory or a cool shady curio cabinet in your front parlor. This piece will surely be the dominate species in any setting!

SOLD! Michael W. Moses' First Three Pieces of Ceramic Art Pottery at "Persnickety" of Madison, MS

Well, just to update a bit. If you were interested in the following three pieces of my ceramic art pottery you are to late.  All three pieces have already been sold at "Persnickety" of Madison, MS! All three works sold on the same day that we did the initial installation. Not bad for a first day at a new location.  See also my previous blog entry to see these pieces in situ in their case at "Persnickety".

 Orange Blue Mellon Bowl by Michael W. Moses

Yellow Red Dot Tea Cup and Stand by Michael W. Moses

Yellow Red Dragon Fruit Pod Vase by Michael W. Moses

I would like to invite the purchaser to submit photos of these pieces once the have been placed in their new home, to me, and I will include them on this blog as an update to this post.

Also just to inform you, I have some new pieces that are fresh out of the kiln and I will be posting some images of them during the up coming week. Stay tuned!

SOLD! Ceramic Art Pottery Alien Nafaar Unguentarium by Michael W. Moses, Ocean Springs MS

Yesterday, I had a surprise visit from two people that collect my pottery. We had a good long chat and got caught up on many different things in our lives, being that it had been a couple of years since we had seen each other. Well, to make a long story short one of them bought three piece of my ceramic art pottery to add to her growing collection.

The first piece was a very nice spike covered pod vase. I call this piece "A Sip of Nektar". The spikes are all glazed in a wonderful dark lustrous metallic that jump out from a rich sky blue color and has a a striking organic green interior.  there is a single mottled red tendril groping out from one side, handle like.

 The second piece was a pod vase with a dragon like reptilian creature on the side. A bright orange pod vase with a multitude of individually hand painted light blue dots basks in the bright tropical sunlight while the small hunter sits beside it on a blue and brownish rock quietly waiting for a tastier snack than an orange pod vase to make it's self available for a fast lunch.

The third piece, and I think it was a great choice, was the "Alien Nafaar Unguentarium"

This Alien Nafaar unguentarium is a highly detailed ceramic art pottery lidded jar or bottle depending on how you might look at it. This hand sculpted vessel has an abundance of almost glowing green spikes, an almost aubergine purple-red mini bulb vase and features intricately hand painted alien images and calligraphic inscriptions.

Pieces showing images of the Nafaar are rather uncommon here on Earth.  Most pieces are from the area of the Pleiades star cluster and many will even predate the existence of Earth itself.  This piece is more than likely from Darhlis Denarbith and appears to be from the early Deknerg culture, judging from the inscription.  Being an early Deknerg inscription there is little chance of an accurate translation, being as there is so little information on the earliest of their scripts.  The writing is more than likely a dedication involving the archetypal story of the last of the Nafaar and the end of their world.  An highly romanticized fable dealing with the atrophic end of a vastly ancient master civilization that withered from a planet wide moral and social malaise. A story that even in our own time we all know well.

This translated poem from a late digicript reproduction taken directly from Darhlis Denarbith is well known among the worlds of the Pleiades and far beyond.

On vast Shayvar the suns have set  
Time before before
Such sadness is the lands regret
Eons times adore

The Nafaar Sits at Evening tide.
Dreaming of the day
When all their dreams will come to be
Sorrows swept away

The red sky burns upon the land
Hot pink sands of time
Much hotter than poor souls could stand
Even in their prime

The Nafaar's world has come to end
Their world has been slain
And now I tell you this my friend
Nor to rise again

Now back to reality for a moment.

It is always nice when I sell a piece of my ceramic art pottery, but it always seems even nicer when I sell to one of the people that collect my art works. Many thanks to this collector and also to all the other people that have supported me over the years in my many creative endeavors.

New Dragon Pod Vase by Michael W. Moses and New Ceramic Art work by Tyler Gibson

My last post featured a freshly painted Dragon Pod Vase and here it is out of the kiln and ready for viewing at South Coast Antiques & Gallery. I am really pleased with the outcome of this vase. The Yellow is very intense and the red is just a gleaming candy apple red! The inside is Kermit the frog green with blue dots. This vase is loosely based on the Pitaya fruit, also known as the Dragon fruit.

 

Yellow Red Dragon Pod Vase by Michael W. Moses

Top View of Yellow Red Dragon Pod Vase by Michael W. Moses

 

Now here we have a new piece by Tyler Gibson. This ceramic art pottery work is done in Earthen tones and was specifically painted to give it a bottom of the sea feel and look. The white swirl seems to give this piece a real sense of movement.  In my opinion movement is a real plus for a piece of pottery. 

New Art Pottery by Tyler Gibson

New Cramic Art Pottery by Tyler Gibson

Here are two new works by my student, Tyler Gibson.

 This piece exhibits a great use of form to create an illusion of movement. One can almost see this pod exploding outward and releasing its contents into the world! Or maybe it is some type of omnivorous alien  plant! Either way Tyler is doing very good in my opinion and proceeding by leaps and bounds.

With this piece Tyler has taken a free form shallow bowl, embellished it with stamp work and then given it a two color finish and glaze. The over all effect has a very traditional look while maintaining a fresh modern appearance..

I will post more of Tyler Gibson's works as he progresses.

Yellow Red Flower Pod Vase by Michael W. Moses in Ocean Springs, MS

Have had a pretty nice week and the weekend has not been to bad either.  I had some things to do in the shop this afternoon, so I just turned the open sign on and had a fairly good number of people visit the shop.  Here is a piece that I finished recently. It is a whimsical little yellow pod vase that is covered with small red and blue flowers.

There is a surprise inside. There are two small blue bulblets nestled deep inside the vase.

This is what this piece looked like after I had finished painting it with the under glaze pigments. before I added the over glaze.

Much more to come soon!

Yellow Red Dragon Fruit Pod Vase by Michael W. Moses and the Pitaya Fruit

Here is a new one that I call "Yellow Red Dragon Fruit Pod Vase" by Michael W. Moses

. This pod vase is loosely modeled after the Pitaya Fruit, also known as the Dragon Fruit.

  This work of ceramic art pottery is available only at South Coast Antiques & Gallery in Ocean Springs, Mississippi.

New Alien Dragon Pod Vessel by Michael W. Moses at South Coast Antiques & Gallery

 This is my newest piece of ceramic art pottery, I call it an "Alien Dragon Pod Vessel". This meticulously detailed work is hand painted in bold reds and greens and features an inset shimmering silver-black vintage glass cabochon gem, hidden at the tip of the seed pod shaped vessel. This piece is available only through South Coast Antiques & Gallery in beautiful, downtown, Ocean Springs, MS