Barrel Cactus

One of my favorite places is the Mohave National Preserve where alluvial fans are covered with all sorts of cactus.   Desert vistas are pretty intense, and that's what I was thinking about as I pieced together this desert scene.  Low fire paper clay and glazes. About 10" wide.

Landscape (Barrels)

Ceramic and wool wall hanging

There's a lot of process involved here, from tossing a piece of clay onto a table to flatten it, then pressing in some lace to get texture happening, manipulating the clay by hand to give it shape, firing it, painting it, then working with a piece of wool fabric until the fabric begins to mimic the form of the clay a bit.  Process is pretty compelling for me.

Surfaces

Making art during a pandemic

Making art during the pandemic. 

California &  by Jackie Jax Williams

This is 38 x 36", all hand sewn. The white and yellow fabrics are cotton, the green and blue are wool, and  the rest is window screening.  Counties and rivers are sewn by machine,as are zigzag borders on world and California. The rest is hand stitched with needle and thread.

Ceramic and Fabric Art

Hanging mixed media sculpture, ceramic and fabrics.  Yards of muslin, bits of wool fabric, hand stitched, and  ceramic bowls.  About 7' tall. 2019

Biological by Jackie Jax Williams

Desert Bloom

Found object and recycled material are incorporated into this cactus sculpture. Made with fabric, wood, metals, plastic bottles and more. 65" x 44" x 12"

Desert Bloom by Jackie Jax Williams