Description
This ceramic jar was thrown on the wheel and fired to vitrification. It is hand-painted with underglazes and hand-carved to reveal the clay beneath. Inspiration came from the Cherokee story where Rabbit (Tsisdu) asks the Creator for long legs and long ears so he can run fast and hear well. When the Creator stretched out Rabbit's ears, he was left with the short little cotton tail we see today.
Materials
B-mix clay, underglaze, clear glaze.
Dimensions
3.4" x 3.8" x 3.8"
Maeve Hilgers
Cherokee Nation
About the Artist
Maeve Hilgers is an artist and art educator living in Lawrence, Kansas. She focuses mostly on functional pottery that is thrown on the wheel but has recently been doing more sculptural ceramics as well. Her ceramics usually have an illustrative element, where she brings in the influence of other mediums such as painting, printmaking, and tattoo designs. She is most inspired by plants and animals and hopes that her art can bring people a sense of connection with nature. Maeve is a member of the Cherokee Nation through her mother’s ancestry. She enjoys incorporating aspects of Cherokee culture into her artwork, especially when it comes to stories about animals.
