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Four Seasons of the Bear
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$1225.00
J.W.Gruber
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The clays used in the work on these pages are formulated to mature at 2250 degrees F. At this temperature the pottery is vitrified and strong. The vessals that support the sculptures are "thrown" on a potter's wheel. The funtional pottery is covered with a glaze that is "leadfree" and dishwasher safe. For more information please contact me at klaywindow@juno.com
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Four Seasons Bear

Awakened with hunger.....awakened the Bear In time would be meaning... taken with care............ Unknown of no virtue... unknowable truth... Once springs eternal... yet never too soon....

The Bear wakes in turn.... with ravenous wonder... Inside of his emptiness... drives the heart of his thunder Seeking to live...he remembers to die........... Only his will of the moment... Decides.....

....J.W.Gruber
This 18 inch stoneware sculpture was created from slabs of clay with a wheel thrown base.The bears were modeled seperately and added on. The four seasons follow the bear as he comes out of his sleepy cave, feeds his hunger with fish and love and then completes the cycle back to his solitude. I wrote the poem for this piece to find my own completion!