Sleeping Dog

This is a ceramic study of a tailless canine husky, Zeus, stretched out sleeping. I sculpted him out of stoneware clay from life, while he was sleeping and before he moved:) Once the clay was carefully dried, I bisque fired him to a ceramic state.  I then applied several colors of underglazes, and fired him a final time.  He's been mounted on a piece of rough sawn mahogany.  The artwork has a picture wire attached to the back and is ready to be hung on the wall.  Conversely, the wire hanger can be removed and the sculpture displays nicely on a table top or piece of furniture,.