Raku maggots
crystalline glaze for the stomach
This piece explores the idea of butterflies in the stomach and the feeling of nervousness or excitement that accompanies it. I am trying to juxtapose the human anatomy and the butterflies. The installation plays with these feelings. I want to explore what happens when one gets that feeling of butterflies in the stomach due to nervousness or excitement. There is a contrast between the beauty of the butterflies and the not so pretty aspect of the large intestines and the maggots. The maggots are healing the nervousness sensation.