All Hallows' Eve and Greek Mythology

The Sphinx

In Greek mythology, the Sphinx asks what creature moves on four legs in the morning, two at noon, and three in the evening. The answer is a human being across the course of a life: infancy, adulthood, old age (as one walks with a cane). The sphinx’s riddle is fundamentally about transformation through time.

As the days shift toward darkness and mystical creatures appear on All Hallows’ Eve, these small porcelain wall pieces add a touch of magic.

The imagery draws from mythology and fairytales, inhabiting the boundary between reality and fantasy as we step into autumn.

Each piece is slip-cast, finished with one of my original glazes, and produced in a limited edition of one or two. I apply the illustrations using a ceramic transfer process: each image is printed onto a thin film, transferred to the glazed porcelain, and permanently fired so that it melts into the glaze.