Bodies Series

I have always been intrigued by medical art. Many years ago, I acquired a few paintings at an estate sale in Baton Rouge - one is by Max Brödel, a German medical illustrator who became the first director of the Johns Hopkins Medical Art Dept at the turn of the 20th century. When I discovered a milagros charm connected to the wellness of the digestional tract, it begged to be pressed into clay.


3" x 2" pocket


4" x 2" pocket


5" x 3" pocket


4.5" x 2" vessel