Working on Finding our Past. walls on side of underpass off Highway 1 at Porter and Bay Avenue Exit in Santa Cruz, California. Clay and cement, Two walls each 110 feet long. 1996. This Sculpture won the Environs Enhancement Award from Cal Trans in 1997 and the Santa Cruz Archaeological Society Presidential Award for artistic effort and contribution toward archaeological awareness
These are images of the construction of the Arch. It is in Aptos California. Created in 2004
Click on link below to hear interview with Ruth Copland with me about my work, art, and the art process. Interview begins at 52:30 minutes
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These are sketches to commence my new series of sculptures.
The Sailmaker series
Sculpture IS is coming up on its 5th annual show at Sierra Azul Nursery & Gardens, located at 2660 East Lake Ave. Watsonville, CA 95076.
The sculpture garden exhibit will be open to the public May 31st to October 31st.
Please join me for the reception on June 5th from 4-7pm.
“Red Trees with Green Leaves” by Susana Arias.
Ceramic sculpture in the permanent collection of Sierra Azul.
The Mountains Art Center, one of Santa Cruz County’s treasures, not only has a wonderful gallery representing many of our local talents but is now setting up their gardens for the exhibition and sales of outdoor sculpture.
This is one of my sculptures “Logs with Nests and One Egg” shown at the Art Center Gardens.
This is a step by step project on how to make a ceramic tiles chair. Beginning with the stucco armature, covering it with foam to allow for the 10% shrinkage of the clay, draping and sculpting the clay, cutting it into tiles, bisque and glaze firing the tiles and finally using thin set to attach them and grout to finish it up.
This is a step by step video on how to make ceramic bamboo for you walls. Is also shows how to glaze and install the clay bamboo.