{"product_id":"the-quickening-1","title":"The Quickening","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Quickening  | Emma Walker\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003eIn this evocative ceramic work, Emma Walker explores the delicate threshold between the earthly and the ethereal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"114\"\u003eThe Quickening\u003c\/i\u003e sits in the tension between decay and growth a space where forms soften, break down, and inevitably give way to new life. Through this piece, Walker suggests that endings and beginnings are not separate events, but rather held within the same continuous unfolding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003eCrafted from white stoneware, the vase serves as a canvas for intricate botanical and lepidopterous imagery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003eThe surface is hand-painted with underglazes before a bisque firing, then finished with a clear glaze for a final firing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003eThis process gives the illustrations a soft, embedded quality, as if the butterfly and foliage are emerging from the clay itself. It is a contemplative and vibrant work that celebrates the cyclical beauty of the natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGroup Exhibition: Between Land, Sea and Sky\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eBringing together \u003cb\u003eBeth McGill\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eEmma Walker\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMeg Cummins\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eStrahan Clarke\u003c\/b\u003e whose practices are deeply connected to the natural environments of Aotearoa, we present this exhibition 'Between Land, Sea and Sky'. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDimensions:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eWidth - 90mm x Height - 110mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Emma Walker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44180584595492,"sku":"148768","price":345.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0136\/3178\/2970\/files\/EW_148768-4_954ba567-101e-435b-bb0a-1e94a28d59b4.jpg?v=1778728199","url":"https:\/\/www.thepoiroom.co.nz\/products\/the-quickening-1","provider":"The Poi Room Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}