Wearing My Sky

There is a moment when we learn to remain suspended.
Not to escape, but to feel weight turning into lightness.
This little girl holds a balloon…
or perhaps the balloon is holding her.
Inside her sky-coat, among birds and autumn leaves,
she keeps the secret of serenity:
to stay, to breathe, to rise without losing herself.

Artistic ceramic sculpture

Technical notes:
It belongs to the “Suspended Girls” series.
The sculpture is hand-modeled with a pinkish-toned clay.
The girl’s skin remains in natural clay, while the colored details are enriched with engobes and ceramic glazes.
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 sculpture underwent two firings at 980°
Dimentions: Length 10cm, Height 27cm, Width 7cm