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To make a purchase simply email me with your request and I will respond ASAP with the items availability. Each piece is "one of a kind" and cannot be reproduced. Commissions for new work are always welcomed.

• The Hawk Mask is Mythological in it's conceptual creation. It is based upon an interpretation of our hiddon nature. In each of us is a primal expression of the intimate core of knowledge and experience reflected in the outer shell that we perceive as our human body and thinking mind. Our relationship with Nature is more then as a steward. We are inseparable! When I create a piece of work like this I am releasing the boundaries of my human form into the clay.
• The Hawk Mask was created in the studio of my brother Milton in La Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland and fired in the Jura mountains of Switzerland.
• The mask is made with a heavy grogged Raku clay and fired in a Raku style that produces the unique affects seen in the picture. The smoked color and crackle lines are typical of this style of pottery and highly sought after. It is approx. 12 inches in diameter
• You can see the Hawk Mask in the kiln fire below. The picture was taken just before it was immersed in sawdust to smoke.

Artist M.J.Gruber .......Poterie Aramee Rue Numa Droz 66 A ............................ 2300 La Chaux De Fonds.......Switzerland...