2009-07-10T20:32:00.001-07:00

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damian meehan

born in melbourne, started working full time in the clay with a one man show in 1975. there has been a few shows here and there since, but most of my work has been sold with out formal exhibition. fifteen years ago circumstances led me to dealing directly with the public from a retail gallery\ studio; in more recent times from a private studio I always have been interested in decorative pottery, european peculiarly; all cultures make pottery, to me european seems to come naturally, below is a range of my work hope you find something of interest to you: thank you for the visit

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face vase

You can grow a plant in it, I put a hole in the bottom; but I wouldn’t. I’m into dried arrangements stick’s or a tuft of fleece, feathers, shells,letters. They are hand made there is a hole in the back to hang it there are a lot of pagan stories about the green man " there appears two fairy children, a brother and a sister, who have green skin and claim to be of a race with green skin”, early greenies.

portraits

portraits are 600gms and 200mm tall, give or take, making portraits this size, enables me to make the portrait spontaneously, off a couple of good snaps and a detailed description of the subject clothes or not as the case may be, a bit of a chat when the portrait nears completion helps compensate for those rare moments when I don’t hear all the instructions, clearly and offers an opportunity of little more involvement in the final outcome, I don't mind additional objects, like a wine glass bags, poetry, and small things, children, pets and in the nude are extras as is highly detailed costume, and boats, no children or pets alone, it is a great way to record parents, partners, family history, to illustrate a persons calling or to record a milestone in life, it works very well for the incident, the quirky little habit; a celebration. the basic cost start about $200, takes about four -six weeks A little enthusiasm on your behalf will bring the best results, and don’t forget it’s personal; to make them on a larger scale involves a lot more participation on behalf of the client, and the subject; a photo shoot, sittings and the involvement of the client until completion of the commission and the costs.

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function

the thing I like the most about clay is that it doesn't require you to follow rules, particularly in the realm of making functional ware, some of the potters I like a lot are the martin brothers from london in the late 1800's, they seemed too me to have a bit of a sense of humor and john percival and his angels and aurthur boyd and his angst, people are sensitive these days to the odd everything appears to have to match the couch, I try not to, you too I hope, I often have a bit of stock on hand, not whats on this page, but I make to order.

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three kings

I talk with my friends about the lack of things that define us, and the not being able to be defined, because of who we are in a globalized world. I just use the clay to talk. I hope you find something in what I’ve made that talks to you as well.empire
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---------------------------------here's--mickey-

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-----------------swimming between the flags------------------ global warmers
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arms trader---
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seaman dan---watch out

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the thoughts of the president-- ----------of china

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-------------taking care of business---------------------------------feral

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classes

-------------------------I have made ceramic figurines a long while and rather than make someone who is a fashion or an art style, I make people and describe their stories; what I can show you is the act of making with clay for the kiln, some mold skill as well, if you notice above, you can see what I mean, but you need to have an idea of your own; if you have a certain amount of technical skill and the interest, I can show you the technique’s I have learned along the way, if you are having trouble making in clay I might be able to help;

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damianmeehan

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