Amelia Baxter
Fell Swoop, 2025
stoneware, slip, glaze, joint compound, latex paint
31 1/2 x 21 x 14 1/2 ins
80 x 53.3 x 36.8 cm
80 x 53.3 x 36.8 cm
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Fell Swoop explores transformation through material and form. An abstract avian body appears to pierce through itself in a gesture evoking the phrase “one fell swoop”—a single, decisive action that...
Fell Swoop explores transformation through material and form. An abstract avian body appears to pierce through itself in a gesture evoking the phrase “one fell swoop”—a single, decisive action that brings about sudden change. Created using coil-construction techniques, the sculpture’s surface has been glazed, fired, sandblasted, and layered with latex paint, then sanded to reveal the tactile rhythms of handbuilding. The result is a form that embodies both rupture and resolution in a single sweeping motion.