Vessels

sculpture series
2011, ongoing

Text by Linn on the series:

Humans are amazing vessels.  

We are imperfect; we age; we leak; we break; we die.  

Like these vessels, we are simultaneously fragile and strong.

And the more fractured we are, the more interesting we become.

The story of our journey is captured in each crevice, curve, wrinkle and tear. 

Accepting our imperfections and mortality creates calmness, it gives us strength.

Linn in the studio with works from the Vessels series.

Sperm Eggs, Galia Linn, 2015. Black mountain clay, gunmetal, clear, crackle glazed stoneware, approximately 18.5 x 18 x 16 inches, each. Installation view,

Dino Eggs, Galia Linn, 2016. Red Sculpture clay, crawl white glazed stoneware, approximately 21 x 16 x 14 inches, each. Installation view.

 

Sperm Eggs, Galia Linn, 2015. Paper clay, white crawl and clear crackle glazed stoneware, approximately 19.5 x 18.5 x 16.5 inches, each. Installation view.

 

Ancient Vessels of the Divine IV, Galia Linn, 2013. Black mountain clay, white glazed, stoneware, 59 x 20 x 22 inches, each. GL-0091

Sake cups, Short, Galia Linn, 2012. Paper clay, white, crawl and crackle, glazed stoneware, 33 x 20 x 20 inches. GL-0049

Ancient Vessels of the Divine, Galia Linn, 2012. Black Mountain clay, unglazed, stoneware, 64 x 32 x 24 inches and 56.5 x 24. 24 inches. GL-0051

Ancient Vessel of the Divine II, Galia Linn, 2013. Paper clay, white glazed stoneware, 50 x 20 x 20 inches, each. GL-0086

Water Woman, Galia Linn, 2012. Red sculpture clay, white, crawl and crackle glazed stoneware, 55 x 21 x 15 inches. GL-0052

Sperm Egg I (Sand Dune), Galia Linn, 2015. Black mountain clay, gunmetal, clear, crackle glazed stoneware, 18.5 x 18 x 16 inches. GL-0237

Dino Egg I (Obsidian), Galia Linn, 2015. Red sculpture clay, colonial white, jujube White, crawl white glazed earthenware, 22 x 16.5 x 15 inches. GL-0231

Dino Egg. Large. Heineken Bottle, Galia Linn, 2016. Red Sculpture clay, crawl white glazed stoneware, 39.5 x 35 x 34 inches. GL-0290

Untitled. (Eyes), Galia Linn, 2015. Red sculpture clay, crawl and white, glazed earthenware, 21 x 20 x 20 inches. GL-0176

Sperm Egg III (Black), Galia Linn, 2015. Paper clay, white crawl and clear crackle glazed stoneware, 19.5 x 18.5 x 16.5 inches. GL-0245

Untitled. (Mars Rover), Galia Linn, 2013. Red sculpture clay, white glazed stoneware, 52 x 20 x 24 inches. GL_0085

Blood Vessel I, Galia Linn, 2014. Paper clay, white and unknown glazed stoneware, 19.5 x 17 x 16 inches. GL-0125

Untitled. Inside Garden III, Galia Linn, 2013. Paper clay, crawl and white glazed stoneware, 22 x 34 x 30 inches. GL-0090

Relic Vessel I, Galia Linn, 2015. Red Sculpture, white glazed stoneware, 4 x 14 x 13 inches. GL-0206

Relic Vessel V, Galia Linn, 2015. Black Mountain clay, gunmetal and clear crackle glazed stoneware, 7 x 20.5 x 20.5 inches. GL-0214

Relic Vessel IV, Galia Linn, 2015. Red sculpture clay black and white crawl glaze, 3.5 x 11.5 x 12.5 inches. GL-0210

Relic Vessel VII, Galia Linn, 2015. Mixed clay, white glazed stoneware, 7 x 10 x 11 inches. GL-0230

Relic Vessel III, Galia Linn, 2015. Red sculpture clay black and white crawl glaze, 3.5 x 11.5 x 11 inches. GL-0209

Relic Vessel VI, Galia Linn, 2015. Black Mountain clay, gunmetal glazed stoneware, 4.5 x 11 x 10.5 inches. GL_0215