Sang Parkinson Roberson (American, b. 1938), Ceramic Box

Contemporary, fired terracotta finished with clay slip, footed billowing box form vessel with small square oculus to top, signed "Sang" to underside.

4 x 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.

Sang Parkinson Roberson’s sculptural clay forms are exhibited in galleries around the world and in juried exhibitions including the Smithsonian and Philadelphia craft shows. She is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Individual Fellowship and a Visual Arts Grant from the Florida Department of State. Her artwork is in many public and private collections.

"Growing up on a lake in the Mississippi delta, I spent a lot of time alone, surrounded by natural beauty. My pots are simply reflections of my love of nature in its purity of form and surface. Technically, my work is hand-constructed or cast and altered of terra cotta, then burnished with terra sigillata, a fine clay slip. The work then is usually pit-fired outside in hay, sawdust, bamboo and other plants. Hopefully, the pieces I made for the Ocean Center reflect my love for the natural beauty of Volusia County. I am so delighted and honored to have my work chosen for this magnificent new building.” – Sang Parkinson Roberson

Courtesy of Volusia County, Florida website

Box missing lid; otherwise good estate condition.