After the Fall 3 Sculpture

Prone blue and white porcelain feathered figure on black volcanic stoneware base. This figure is one of a series of sculptures referencing Milton’s Paradise Lost. The fallen angel lies prostrate on an altar-like base - almost suggesting an offering. The wings are constructed from individual porcelain feathers which are printed from real crows’ feathers soaked in cobalt oxide, pressed into the porcelain and then peeled off. This leaves behind an authentic trace of a real feather which is then cut out and assembled on the wing. It is a lengthy and painstaking process. There are gold traces referencing the previous state of grace dissipating and dripping from the wings and torso.