Black Pod

Kelley Eggert utilizes hand building techniques to create her other-worldly yet recognizable forms that combine plant and insect elements into one sculptural hybrid. The resulting piece induces a sense of wonder and curiosity as to the function and existence of the newly formed creature. “Black Pod” was created using coiled ropes of clay that are low-fired with an underglaze and luster and then finished with acrylic paint. Strongly influenced by the natural world, Eggerts work is an exploration of how the natural differs, relates to, and is influenced by the “unnatural” human world.