{"product_id":"lisa-g-westheimer-zen-oval","title":"Lisa G. Westheimer - Zen Oval","description":"\u003cp\u003eceramic\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e16\" X 12\" X .5\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProcess\/Concept:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis piece is not glazed, therefore home decor use only. It was brushed with ferric chloride; wrapped with horsehair and sprinkled with rock salt before being wrapped in aluminum foil and fired with combustibles in a retired lidded BBQ grill no longer used for food.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the Artist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI love how ceramics have been made and fired for thousands of years; how it can be accomplished in the very low or high tech of ways and how the human response to clay and fire evokes a primal urge for connection and survival. I enjoy pushing boundaries in my art making, and am always game to answer the question, \"what if?\" in my process even if on paper it sounds like a bad idea. I am always on the look out for discarded materials to use in my processes, and simple fast ways to get amazing results. My favorite combination is saggar firing in a Smokey Joe BBQ grill dragged from the curb, putting the ware in paper bags piling up in my recycling bin, with hay and shavings from my horse's stall. My biggest score of the year was finding piles of rock salt by the side of the road after the snow plow went by. Recycle reuse! I feel that in this process I am using simple items often discarded and over looked to create a durable good that can excite and inspire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"2026 Making Matters Exhibition","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44255635636404,"sku":null,"price":275.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/0859\/5757\/files\/LisaGWestheimer_ZenOval.jpg?v=1782581762","url":"https:\/\/www.petersvalleygallery.org\/products\/lisa-g-westheimer-zen-oval","provider":"Peters Valley Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}