Original Stoneware Sculpture by Aimée McLeod
Te Whanganui-a-tara Wellington
Coil built out of groggy stoneware, once her general shape was finished, I refined her with a hacksaw blade until she was smooth. When dry, she was bisque fired to 1000°. Then glazed with a copper-based glaze and fired in reduction to 1300° in a gas kiln.
Dimensions: 610x320x200mm
Much maligned, “bird women” appear in myths and folktales in many cultures.
Often seen as portraying evil, contrasting stories however show her in protective roles or associate her with music and love.
Though the Furies in Greek mythology had bird wings rather than a bird head, this is my slant. My interpretation is that the macho world feels threatened by mentally powerful women and therefore see her as ugly or evil.
Showing now at Ashe as part of ‘In Good Company’ a special group exhibition celebrating One Year of Ashe
17-31 August 2026
Original Stoneware Sculpture by Aimée McLeod
Te Whanganui-a-tara Wellington
Coil built out of groggy stoneware, once her general shape was finished, I refined her with a hacksaw blade until she was smooth. When dry, she was bisque fired to 1000°. Then glazed with a copper-based glaze and fired in reduction to 1300° in a gas kiln.
Dimensions: 610x320x200mm
Much maligned, “bird women” appear in myths and folktales in many cultures.
Often seen as portraying evil, contrasting stories however show her in protective roles or associate her with music and love.
Though the Furies in Greek mythology had bird wings rather than a bird head, this is my slant. My interpretation is that the macho world feels threatened by mentally powerful women and therefore see her as ugly or evil.
Showing now at Ashe as part of ‘In Good Company’ a special group exhibition celebrating One Year of Ashe
17-31 August 2026
