Reef Solace

Reef Solace –  2020 biennial North Queensland Ceramic Awards finalist

The Great Barrier Reef, one of Earth’s remarkable gifts.

Fragile corals support a tapestry of colorful marine life.  Angel fish fade into deep turquoise depths, clown fish dart about, and butterflyfish and a sea turtles swim as they did for many thousands of years; beauty is diversity.

As the impacts of humanity bleach, suffocate and diminish; the breath of the reef slows and weakens.

In this work, unglazed stoneware forms bleached coral.  While in contrast colorful underglazes and glazes portrays the hope of life.

It is not too late to heal the reef before it fades along with humanity; the choice is yours and mine.

One can take solace in that the Earth and her ecosystems will continue to evolve, with or without us.