Gerard Ferrari - Armored Cybernetic Bird with Knee Brace: Orphaned Teapot amy-song and with that wise statement

and with that wise statement he started to laugh with no mind to quit

influence me

inky little print

Easy to move from counter to counter

each bird is meticulously shaped by hand out of molten glass

Gerard Ferrari - Armored Cybernetic Bird with Knee Brace: Orphaned Teapot amy-song and with that wise statementGerard Ferrari Connecticut Terracotta, multi fired distressed surface, underglaze, glaze, metallic overglaze Non functional 12. 75"w x 8. 5"l x 8. 5"h About the Teapot The teapot's surfaces are inspired by age induced patinas. I am obsessed with humanity's discarded, thus orphaned, objects, and nature's reclamation of such debris evident in rust and decay. Using trompe l'oeil rusted surfaces on these orphaned teapots, I establish a narrative dialogue