Owl Hill
Waltham, MA
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Our family art project
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I am a third year ceramics student at Massachusetts College of Art & Design. I draw inspiration from nature, history, and human experiences. Through my art, I seek to experiment with many kinds of media within the field of ceramics, as well as painting and sculpture. I enjoy making living sculptures with my combinations of plants and their vessels. Here is a collection of some of my craftings.
Bisqued stoneware with underglaze (in progress). 2020.
Stoneware with Sapphire Float Amaco glaze. 2020.
Stoneware with Cosmic Tea Dust Amaco glaze. 2020.
First in a series of wheelthrown pots. Stoneware with Ancient Copper Amaco glaze. 2020.
Photo taken in the Fens, Boston. 2020.
2 inches x 1.75 inches. Stoneware with commercial glazes. 2020.
2.25 inches x 2.75 inches. Stoneware with commercial glazes. 2020.
Terracotta with Persian blue glaze. 2020.
Close-up
Porcelain with gloss white, temmoku, and cobalt glaze. 2020.
Watercolor on paper. 2019.
Stoneware with alligator scale raku glaze. 2019.
Stoneware with white crackle rake glaze. 2019.
Installation made with gathered natural materials and tree section, finished by Finn. 2019.
Stoneware with commercial Aventurine and Cosmic Tea Dust Amaco glazes. 2019.
Terracotta. 2019.
Installation of Rocks in the MassArt courtyard. 2019.
Stoneware with alligator scale raku glaze. 2019.
Terracotta and wood ash. 2019.
Installation of Rock sculptures exhibited in the MassArt curated show, “Clay, Clay Clay!”
Terracotta. 2019.
Terracotta. 2019.
Stoneware with celadon and mangenese glaze. 2019.
Slipcast stoneware with chrome, rutile, and burnt umber glaze. 2019.
Slipcast stoneware and low-fire commercial glaze. 2019.
Slipcast terracotta and white stoneware with celadon and copper red glaze. 2018. Photographed at Firefly 2019.
Ink pn paper and cardboard. Designed by Inky and Finn. Colored by Clio and Thalia, burned by all at Firefly 2019.
Firefly 2019.
Firefly 2019.
Slipcast terracotta with left-over glazes from my ceramic chemisrty class. 2019.
Stoneware with maroon raku glaze. 2017.
Stoneware with chrome and cobalt glaze. 2017.
Stoneware with spodumene and cobalt glaze. 2017.
Watercolor and ink on paper. 2019.
ink on paper. 2019.
Porcelain with velvet black and chun glaze. 2018.
Terracotta. 2018.
Terracotta. 2018.
Stoneware soda fired with celadon glaze. 2018.
Mixed-media living art piece. 2018.
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2018.
House from Fairie Garden relocated to front yard. 2018.
Ghost face drawn by T-Wolf
Wood and acrylic paint. 2018.
Terracotta with temmoku glaze, Haworthia succulent and moss. Exhibited in the ceramics show, “Form and Fire” curated by Massart. 2018.
Terracotta with temmoku glaze. Form and Fire. 2018.
Stoneware soda fired with celadon and chun glaze. Form and Fire. 2018.
Stoneware soda fired with celadon and chun glaze. Form and Fire. 2018.
Thrown covered jars with underglaze. 2017.
Watercolor and ink on paper. 2018.
First attempts at throwing bowls, plates, and flower pots. 2017.
Marker and acrylic paint on paper. 2017.
Photo taken 2018.
Moss and plant specimens gathered from the Arnold Arboretum in Boston, MA. Made in 2016. Image taken in 2017.
Watercolor. 2016.
Watercolor on paper. 2015.
Watercolor on paper. 2015.
Stoneware with low-fire commercial glaze. 2015.
Multimedia is in understatement. Please enjoy a little of this and a little of that.
Is gardening art? Can you express yourself through other living things? One must be comfortable with impermanence when working with plants since they are constantly growing and changing. I love creating micro environments inside and out. Please enjoy this window into Owl Hill’s living art.
Watercolor
2020
Started with wood collected from Walden in 2009 with Jen, Lori, Riley and Sawyer. Still growing strong on Owl Hill.
Ink
2019
Pansy and lily hiding under the bird bath
Sparking gratitude
breath in, breath out, core holds me
friendship lightly flows
Acrylic
2019
My favorite beach
My mom placed this salmon years ago, the river is slowly flowing its way through the gardens.
Spring 2019
This was one of Nanny’s favorites.
Front gardens.
Raising awareness for Blunderwood
Blunderwood, 2015 Figment, Boston
Drawn by Clio, painted by Parra, first sail Firefly 2017
Leslie Israelsky, my mom, is one of my favorite artists. Growing up, I remember mom using many mediums: pottery, stained glass, water color, paper making, candle making, drawing and painting. She really was fearless. Over time it became clear, her long term passion was painting. She was self taught. She started selling some of her painting at local art fairs and then she started Leslie’s Place a local art gallery in Poulsbo, Washington. It was an amazing place filled with love and art. She held game, poetry and music nights as well as highlighting local artists. All the while quietly painting a large volume of work at home. In these pages you will find images of her work, some pieces are still in the family or with friends, other were sold and are in the hands of collectors. Please enjoy these images. Love and light. Parra
(A world traveler, Leslie was anchored in Indianola, Wa for the last third of her life. She passed in her home in Indianola in 2010. If you have images to add to this collection of her work please email. Thank you.)
Cat and flowers
July 2010
Nanny’s Cabin
Indianola
July 2010
Nanny’s Cabin
Indianola
Hiding
