This monumental collectible porcelain vase contemporary set functions as an extraordinary museum-grade installation, uniting four large-scale structural works that build a profound narrative dialogue across space. The complete set includes the defining vessels History lesson power is always taken, We belong only to ourselves, Tribute to Astarte and Her Spirit of Tenacity, and Reimagining the Divine as You. Each hand-built flattened jar acts as an archival canvas, utilizing high-contrast monochromatic sgraffito to weave detailed classical iconography with beautifully incised text banners. Deeply tied to the feminist poetics of Adrienne Rich, the entire grouping actively works to reconstruct and re-member long-subjugated female lineages, presenting a premier investment opportunity for discerning fine art collections.
Unsung Muses is a group of large-scale vessels, wall pieces, and small sculptures which comprised a solo exhibition at the University of Georgia's School of Art in October 2015. The works were accompanied by an excerpt from an Adrienne Rich poem titled "Transcendental Etude." The excerpt reads:
"But in fact we were always like this, rootless, dismembered: knowing it makes the difference. Birth stripped our birthright from us, tore us from a woman, from women, from ourselves so early on and the whole chorus throbbing at our ears like midges, told us nothing, nothing of origins, nothing we needed to know, nothing that could re-member us."
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Collectible Porcelain Vase Contemporary - Set of Four Hand Built, 2014.
Set of Four Hand Built and Carved Porcelain Vases, 2014
From Unsung Muses series
Hand-built and carved porcelain vase
Dimensions:
Overall size: 36 H x 73.5 W x 11 D in.
1. History lesson power is always taken
36 H x 22 W x 10 D in.
Weight: 30 lbs
2. We belong only to ourselves
16 H x 20.5 W x 8 D in.
Weight: 18 lbs
3. Tribute to Astarte and Her Spirit of Tenacity
24.5 H x 11 W x 11 D in.
Weight: 20 lbs
4. Reimagining the Divine as You
36 H x 20 W x 8 D in.
Weight: 34 lbs
Each piece can be sold separately
Hodge studied and graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in Ceramics, with notable exhibitions such as Unsung Muses and Eyes That Bind, graduating summa cum laude and receiving honors such as the Outstanding Undergraduate Award. Here, clay became the conduit that allowed her to speak of her experience and, more importantly, her frustrations. Always curious to acquire more knowledge and skills, she pursued a Master of Fine Arts degree at the University of Miami. There she obtained the summer scholarship and the William Oberman Award, and graduated summa cum laude. During this time, she moved from expressions of anger to prioritizing love between women, the deep well of internal feminine landscapes and the historical exploration of women in relation to the present through ceramic material. Since then, her works have been exhibited at the Morean Arts Center, Arts Benicia and the Imurj Gallery, among others. She currently resides in rural Georgia, where she transforms her stories into sculptures that reveal what has been historically hidden.
