Zhivete Modular Ceramic, 2020

Stoneware Ceramic, 8” x 32” x 34” and 11” x 11” x 32”

A recurring motif in my work is leaf shapes and symbols. The Zhivete series is a play upon the Russian Cyrillic letter Zhe or ж. In the Early Cyrillic alphabet, Zhe was called живѣтє (živěte) which means "live". In this work Zhe letters extend out and form other Zhe letters.

Stripes of colour spread out from a small red dot at the centre of the Zhe— from yellows to browns and blue and green and back to the red dot— following light to the earth, water and plants in a cyclic motion.