Linda Taylor

Watcher From Within... 2006. 12â€w x 11â€h x 2â€d. Stoneware. ^6 bisque with ^06 glaze. Part of an anti-war series. Inspired by newspaper images of people looking out from places of safety including: doorways; bushes; or from deep within themselves - watching to see what will happen next. It was created using a “flexible printing plate†of my drawing.

Watcher From Within... 2006. 12â€w x 11â€h x 2â€d. Stoneware. ^6 bisque with ^06 glaze. Part of an anti-war series inspired by newspaper images of people looking out from places of safety including: doorways; bushes; or from deep within themselves - watching to see what will happen next. It was created using a “flexible printing plate†I made from my drawing.

Waiting -Tired Comfort. 2009. 15â€x 14.5†x 2â€. Porcelain. ^9 bisque with ^06 glaze. Inspired by my multi-cultural family, it records a moment of intimacy… moment of comfort that transcends cultural boundaries. The older child was created using a “flexible printing plate†made from my photo and drawing.

Snow Ridge. 2010. 18 1/4†x 24 1/4†x 1/4†d. ^06. Commercial tile with my hand painted decals. It is based on photograph I took in February 2010 along Minnehaha Creek. The ducks were huddling along side a snow ridge on the banks of Minnehaha Creek. It was subzero and only one small stretch had open water. The ducks’ beauty and tenacity given the stark snow and the freezing temperatures was inspiring and a testament about life.

Jaimie’s Sunlight.2010. 4 ¼â€h x4 1/4 w x 1/4â€d. ^06. Commercial tile with a hand painted decal I created from my photograph.

Jaimie’s Search. 2009. Porcelain, 6.5â€w x 15.3â€h x 1â€d. Raku clay. ^9 bisque with ^06 glaze. Inspired by one of the children I love; it is my first piece using a photographic decal that I had made.

Generations – After the Flood. 2007. 14â€h x 10.7â€w x2.5â€d. Porcelain. High fire bisque with ^06 glaze. Part of a series created after Hurricane Katrina. Portraits were sculpted from a photo and used with permission. The first in the series was donated to a fund raiser at The Regis Art Center for victims of Hurricane Katrina.

1. Generations Triptych. 2009. 38â€w x 15â€h x2â€d. Raku clay. ^9 bisque with ^06 glaze. Explores intergenerational relationships. Donated to the Hopkins Center for the Arts for a fundraiser benefiting the hungry.

1. Fish Anxiety. 2009. 14.3â€w x 13â€h x3.3â€d. Porcelain, Raku clay. ^9 bisque with ^06 glaze. Piece uses fish decals created from my photograph/drawing.

Bolt Hole.2009. 19†h x 28â€w x 3â€d. Porcelain and acrylic resin. ^9 bisque with ^06 glaze. Inspired by a need for privacy and safety… We all need a bolt hole from time to time. The rabbits in the background were made from a “flexible printing plate†made from my drawing.