Winged sitting elephant

Winged Sitting Elephant in Starlight 

With one foot playfully raised as though caught mid-thought or about to wander into the clouds, this winged elephant brings together strength, curiosity, and a touch of whimsy. Finished in a flowing blue black snowflake glaze with shimmering gold highlights and tusks, the surface shifts like water, sky, and scattered starlight.

The wings lift this gentle giant beyond the ordinary, transforming it into a dreamlike creature that feels both ancient and mischievously alive. Balancing grounded presence with lighthearted wonder, the piece invites the viewer to imagine a world where even the heaviest beings might suddenly take flight.

This collection explores the intersection of earth and sky, the tethered and the untethered, the real and the mythical. As an artist, I have spent 30 years crafting jewellery—transforming metal into intricate forms—but my passion ceramic sculpture has bloomed since covid. In my collection "The Ascended Herd: Escaping the Earthly Plane," I reimagine the majestic creatures of Africa not as bound to the earth, but as celestial beings breaking free from gravity itself.

These sculptures are not just dreamlike visions but reflections on reality. Many of Africa’s great animals—face the looming threat of extinction. Poaching, habitat destruction, and climate change are erasing them from the landscapes they have roamed for millennia. In my work, I ask: What if evolution found another path? If survival on land becomes impossible, perhaps these creatures would transcend, growing wings to escape into the sky, migrating beyond human reach.

Inspired by figurative art, African heritage, and a twist of fantasy, my sculptures embody the tension between loss and hope, reality and mythology. They represent freedom, resilience, and the ever-present struggle to adapt. Through clay, I aim to give movement to stillness, to capture the echo of hooves against the sky, and to tell stories of creatures no longer bound by earth, but transformed in the pursuit of survival.

this piece  is expertly crafted from stoneware clay and meticulously finished with a beautiful blue black snowflake glaze, and 24ct gold lustre,  this  winged creature  is the perfect sculpture for whimsical and quirky home decor lovers, and is sure to spark conversations and bring a touch of magic and fun to any room.

size:
Height 14cm 
Length 15cm 
Width 9cm