Blue Bloom

Client

Blue Bloom

material

Clay · Hand-formed Sculpture · Cobalt Blue Glaze · Electric Kiln

Year

2015

Procurement

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Info

Blue Bloom evokes the hidden architecture of the ocean floor a sculptural form that feels simultaneously geological and alive. Its cascading folds resemble coral formations, tidal movement, or deep-sea organisms slowly unfurling beneath shifting light.The rich cobalt blue glaze pools within each contour like moving water, while flecks of bronze and mineral-like textures create the impression of salt, sediment, and erosion shaped over time. Light catches along the edges of the form like sunlight refracting through waves, giving the work a quiet sense of movement despite its permanence in fired clay.Balancing delicacy with density, the piece explores the relationship between fluidity and structure. Its layered cavities and undulating surfaces invite the viewer inward, encouraging close observation and a tactile response. Pelagic Reverie becomes less an object and more a fragment of an imagined seascape suspended somewhere between reef, wave, and memory.