One of this weekends 3 featured PortCityMud artists on the Miracle Mile in Stockton, CA. was Michael Cammak. He's ceramic work is fun and light hearted despite the references to some of the world most infamous faces. Michael creates larger than life busts that are instantly recognizable for who they are despite the whimsy of his characterizations
The more I'm around this body of work, the more I appreciate his approach. I've been watching the reactions of the pedestrians as they walk past the windows. They drag their eyes along the glass looking at every one's work out of the corner of their eyes as they pass by, but when they hit "The Heads of State" grouping they pass by... stop... and back pedal and get a good look at the heads. Never fails... They walk away smiling a crooked little smile. I'm still working out why. We'll definitely be taking this up later at the groups "philosophy" session at the neighborhood pub.
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cool pieces... as are the ones in the later post, i'd love to come to the group's "philosophy" session, sounds like a great time.
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