raku (rô-koo') n. A Japanese firing method of producing rich metallic finishes on blackened ceramic through the use of burning matter. 

purse  (pûrs) n. 1. A small bag or pouch for carrying money.  2. A woman's pocketbook or handbag.  3. Anything that resembles a bag or pouch.    4. Available wealth or resources.   5. A sum of money offered as a prize. 

This is a purse, unexpectedly of raku-fired ceramic.  It is hard glistening sculpture as well, unpredictably lined to caress your available wealth or resources.  It goes with everything!  Little black dress?  Klimt print?  It is a prize.

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Page updated July 14, 2006
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Selected Exhibitions

Museum of Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM
2003 Southwest Juried Show

Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
2002 Hallway Show

Museum of Fine Art, Houston, TX- 1999
Textiles and Costume Institute Show - Honorable Mention

The Art Alliance Center at Clear Lake, Nassau Bay, TX
1999 and 2001 Juried Mixed Media Shows