Riding the Guardian Cat

A reader riding her guardian cat, surrounded by books and dreams. A lively, poetic and playful sculpture.

Riding the Guardian Cat

There is a moment when reading stops being stillness
and becomes movement.

In this ceramic guardian cat sculpture, the female figure does not surrender to rest
but remains awake, present, filled with a quiet inner energy.

She is riding her guardian cat,
ollowing it and guiding it at the same time,
as if a silent understanding connects them beyond words.

In her hands, small books-
fragments of stories,
open possibilities.

The cat, with its tail lifted like an antenna,
sembra captare qualcosa che va oltre,
una direzione invisibile,
un richiamo che appartiene più all’intuizione che alla ragione.

Questa scultura gatto custode ceramica nasce così,
as an active gesture,
as a choice.

It is not just a moment to observe,
but a transition,
a journey.

Soft colors, delicate details,
and a lively, open posture
turn the scene into a story suspended between play and awareness.

È una presenza che parla di libertà,
of imagination,
of that gentle strength that arises when one chooses their own path.

A ceramic guardian cat sculpture that does not remain still
but accompanies,
listens,
e, in silenzio, conduce.

Technical notes

The sculpture is hand-modeled with a pinkish-toned clay.

I applied glossy and satin enamels

The skin is left in natural clay, while the coloured parts have been painted with different hues of engobes (slips) in order to create delicate nuances and plays of colour.

The little face is as small as a hazelnut. The curls are applied one by one and are made of delicate clay strips rolled on themselves.

The tiny book, no bigger than a postage stamp, is hand-painted with care.

The sculpture underwent two firings.

The sculpture underwent two firings at 980°

Dimensions: Length 19cm , Height 26cm , Width 18cm

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