A round, light-brown or earth-toned, ceramic piece. The base is flat and over top there is clay that is textured and folding over itself. There are words carved into the clay which read: "SEA ANGEL" in the upper left quadrant, "FISH DRAGON FLYING" in the upper right quadrant, "CHRISTOS THE ANOINTED FISH" in the lower right quadrant, and "NEW GOD YEAR" in the lower left quadrant.
Artwork: 2021.30.1
Sea Angel
About this work, M.C. wrote: "Out of the wild i.e. untamed rhythms of the sea and sand and sky, to throw such a plate, slap slabs like angel fallen into space; gather and press sea weed intuitively. Let it be divine as it is: the ecstasy of creation in the pulse of the cosmos. The image moves out of sight, reappears lyrically."
1.25 x 13.5 inches
Gift of Julia Connor
M.C. Richards, Sea Angel, 1976. Stoneware with seaweed residue. Collection of Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center. Gift of Julia Connor.