Tiered Clam Shell Kitties, 2026
glazed ceramic
54″ x 14″ x 24″
Oyster Shell Cat-Maid, 2026
glazed ceramic
40″ x 9″ x 16″
Peek-a-boo Cat Shell, 2026
glazed ceramic
35″ x 18″ x 12″
Large oversized seashells and cats disorient and disrupt. One sculpture is a large 3-tiered shell still-water sculpture with a double-headed clam shell kitty, another an oyster shell Cat-Maid, and another is a cat hiding behind a large clam shell.
Previous work in MIL:
Nature held me close and seemed to find no fault with me, 2025
glazed ceramic, gold leaf
large greyish/gold grotto with double headed cat and swan, $2000
mediuml green/gold grotto with mermaid cat, $1200
large mermaid tails, $800 each
small mermaid tails, $400 each
shells, $250 each
double headed swans, $800
In these sculptures I’m thinking about queer utopias and gay fantasy spaces I’d like to inhabit. The grotto sculptures offer a sense of belonging, joy, acceptance, and a little magic in a time we all need it; portals into Queer Joy.
Along with these grottos are mermaid tails, oversized seashells, and double headed swan lawn ornaments that surprise and dazzle. Mermaid tails and double headed swans strewn about and popping out of the lawn disorient and challenge the viewer- do they live in the woods too? Do mermaids also swim underground??
IG: @laurenpackardart
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