Linda Collura "Butterfly Fairy" at the Joyful Jewel 4-17-15

Butterfly Fairy
Linda Collura
Ceramic

Who out there doesn't love a fairy and a butterfly?  Linda Collura chose both subjects in this full-of-life small sculpture. Life would be so grand for her in a beautiful flower garden or patio display.   Here is what she says about her work: "I use low fire earthenware with underglazes, glazes and lusters layered to create textures and feeling of depth with various handbuilding techniques. It's fun to imagine the characters that emerge once I begin creating a tile, bowl, sculpture, or any kind of garden art. "

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Linda Collura "Fairy with Butterfly" at the Joyful Jewel 10-26-13

Fairy with Butterfly
Linda Collura
Ceramic Sculpture, ~ 5" x 4"
$85

Amazed -- this sweet fairy entranced with the butterfly that has landed on her shoulder, and me looking at the engaging scene that Linda Collura has fashioned with her clay.  I know that pose, frozen in time, with awe at nature's bounty, pointing toward the Divine.  Quiet, still, fully focused, not wanting even the slightest of movement to interrupt the preciousness of the moment.

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Larrie & Linda Collura "Lizard Bird Bath" at the Joyful Jewel 9-5-13

"Lizard Bird Bath"

Larrie & Linda Collura

Cedar & Ceramic, ~ 14 1/2" x 24"

Hello lizard.  Are you a predator just waiting, camoflauged against this bird bath?  Linda Collura has given you a bit of a smile and Larrie Collura has given you the perfect tree trunk to climb to your sunning spot.  Here little birdie . . .  You come and I'll chase the lizard back down the cedar trunk.

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Larrie Collura "Cedar Coat Rack with Frog" at the Joyful Jewel 8-24-13

Cedar Coat Rack with Frog

Larrie Collura

~ 64" x 24" cedar

$150

Larrie has created two of these coat trees.  I like this one especially because of the little frog, 5th branch down on the left side in this picture, which was made by his wife potter Linda Collura.  They also made bird baths together - Larrie making the stands of gathered cedar and Linda making a big bathing bowl adorned with her enchanting critters.  The cedar Larrie uses is found in his and neighboring lands in Chatham Forrest right in downtown Pittsboro!

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