barbara duch  

 sculpture and paintings

  barbara@barbaraduch.com

 

"There's always something more going on inside that you can't see. You just get a hint of it. And that makes you more curious: gives energy to the piece."                       Ruth Duckworth

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a little back ground information....


 

 

"Black Sea Bass and Friends"

Black Sea Bass , Lemon and shy Goby, amongst a variety of corals. Sea glass "Stone" stand.

     16"x8"   stoneware      $900

       

                                                               "Days Gone By"    

          This piece was inspired by a very old, worn black shell I found while walking along the shore. A "younger" shell had wedged itself in the middle.I found the shape very intriging.   19"x9"         

Stoneware                         $1,200

                                          "AlwaysThere"

A mother's connection with her child, "always there..........

13.5x8.25x10        Stoneware

$3,000

 

 

"Getting Close"

I saw this  picture of a woman from Madagascar,   deep in prayer. To me she appeared to be on the cusp of passing on to a very joyous place!   Sold

                                                                 Six Fish"                       

There really are six fish here.  The trick is to find them. This piece is mounted on a 3 million yr. old whale vertebrae.

Stoneware              $600

 

 

"Proud Fisherman"

The one that didn't get away. His smile says it all!

18.25x12        Stoneware    

  SOLD

 

"Hungry Sea Turtle"

Everyone's favorite, the turtle!  Snacking on a barrel sponge.

19"x9"       Stoneware

$1,200

 

"Coral Reef Frenzy"

The under water food chain is in constant motion,headed here by the Barracuda.

Porcelain           Sold

 

"The Gift"

The "gift", offered......accepted?

13"x 15" x 11"  stoneware

$1,000

 

 

"Four O'Clock Rock"

The time of day..before dinner and after nap.

15"x7"x5"      Stoneware

$1,200

 

"Coral Woman"

Sitting along the shoreline...feeling the ebb and flow.

15"x11"x11"   porcelain  $2,000

      

             "Lifelines"            

This shy child was hiding behind her hand. The trees in the rain forest where she lived , clear cut, were lying all around her. To me they looked like the fingers of a giant hand.  

15x12x6  stoneware     $800

 

"Reaching"

A mother reaching for her baby as it is swepted up into the "world" inside  the shell.     

17x11.25x9.5  stoneware        

$1,200

 

"The Swimmer"

Swimming inside a shell covered with ancient corals and small openings.

17x8x10.5  Stoneware $1,200

 

"The Broken Bench"

Is this a couple...or a chance meeting at a bus stop?

15.5x12.5x8            earthenware   

Sold    

 

"Ode to Ruth Duckworth"

"There's always something more going on inside that you can't see."

15.5x9.25     Stoneware           $2,000

 

"Ties That Bind"

A woman who's dress is woven and tied into the "mound" that she is sitting on.

15.5x11x9            stoneware

$1,000

 

"A Total Body of Work"

The pressure to conform....to look a certain way,( to produce work with a certain look)?

17.5x7x6                  stoneware

$1,200