by Patricia Sahertian | Jan 4, 2010 | Uncategorized
15″ x 12.5″ x 3.25″ IN THE TRENCHES, Hart Island, New YorkBabies buried on September 29, 1881 Trench #68: Frank Roddy, Emil Luber, Ino Wagner, Joseph Keller, George Madigan, Herman Katz, child of CB Fletcher, Joseph Clifford, Francis Wildeman,...
by Patricia Sahertian | Dec 25, 2009 | holiday cards
I love vintage images and found a treasure trove of boxer images in an old manual. How much fun would it be to do a play on words and instead of boxing day being about the giving of boxes, it would be about the art of pugilism. I don’t know, that just seemed amusing....
by Patricia Sahertian | Dec 5, 2009 | Uncategorized
This was the last project of my Monday clay studio. The session is over and I have done all the things I set out to complete. This set of figures was made to place on my block wall. I see it from my kitchen window and thought it needed some friendly small sculptures....
by Patricia Sahertian | Dec 3, 2009 | Uncategorized
So today I worked on cover number two. My edition of IN THE TRENCHES, Hart Island, New York. All alone, without the aid of my trusted friend, I actually managed to make a book cover. Well, the paper on the spine is supposed to be reversed, and when I attached the palm...
by Patricia Sahertian | Dec 1, 2009 | Uncategorized
This exercise in recreating something from the past was well spent. It helped me understand the fragility of the clay as well as its strengths. The areas that I thought were most delicate, the slab triangle inside, held up, and an area where I attached one coil to...
