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    of the artist Peter Powning and the writer/photographer Beth Powning. Much of our 

    work is represented here: from Peter's work in

    clay, bronze and glass to Beth's books and photographs. You'll also find an 

extensive collection of images and ideas.

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Welcome to the website of the artist Peter Powning

This is a collection of recent mixed media work in glass, bronze, steel and clay.

 

RELIC

Cast bronze, cast glass & stone. 28" wide.

TABLET FRAGMENT

Cast bronze, glass & stone. 16" tall.

 

PARALLEL REALITIES

Steel, porcelain, white gold, glass and cast bronze.21" x 15 1/2" x 3".

 

detail

 

deatil of above

 

ARCH BASIN LUNARIUM

Cast bronze, raku fired clay and glass. 13" x 16" h.

Shell Shrine

Wood, leaf, stone, glass and wire. 22" h.

This series of "shrines" are meant to be recepticles of honoured gleanings from the the woods and seashore. They are a sort of organizing reliquary for the stuff we collect from nature.

Celtic Knotwork Platter

Glass & hand forged iron (by John Little) 24" d.

This piece is a collaboration between me and my son Jake who did the knotwork design and made the matt for etching it with a sand blaster.

 

Pyxidium Bowl

26" d. slumped glass bowl on another stand by Nova Scotia blacksmith John Little.

Y series 1.1

21" tall, glass, porcelain and gold leaf. This is primarily glass, the entire outer area is 1/2" slumped glass. Wall piece.

 

Soul Cage specimen 99.06

22" high. Wall piece made of steel, clay, glass and copper. It's part of an on-going series.

 

Soul Cage specimen 99.07

16" tall. Clay, glass and copper wall piece.

 

 

Zygotic Dolmen specimen 1.2

19" tall. Glass, bronze, lead, and wire. Detail shots on the right.

 

 

Soul Cage specimen 99.01

20" high. Wood, leaf, glass, clay and leaf. Wall piece.

 

 

Soul Cage specimen 99.05

20" tall. Wall piece. Wood, clay, glass, copper. Detail to the right.

 

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