by Patricia Sahertian | Jan 10, 2010 | Uncategorized
After looking at the jewelry found in the grate and closely studying the designs as I sketched them I began to see a similarity in the styles of the pieces. Most of the gold have deeply etched patterns and the two brooches both have a leaf motif. It’s hard to...
by Patricia Sahertian | Jan 6, 2010 | Uncategorized
Every year around December 1st I start to get worried that Jake and I will never get our holiday cards finished in time to mail. (At that point we have no idea what the card will be, or any theme either) Then we procrastinate, putting off the creating until we realize...
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 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...
