Emma Ballachino

Three Little Cigs

acrylic painting

24″ x 18″

2024

In “Three Little Cigs,” I reimagine the aftermath of a classic fairy tale, infusing a bit of pathos into what can only be a self-esteem shattering blow of predator bested by prey.

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Emma Ballachino

Compartment (4)

stoneware fired in cone 10 reduction

10″ x 6″ x 7″

2022

Each of my ceramic sculptures are created entirely by pinching from a single lump of clay. By simply compressing clay between my fingers, the resulting forms are organic and undulating constructs of pockets, holes, valleys, and canals. The formation of each compartment is completely dependent on the support of those surrounding it. Relating to the many intersectionalities within our lives, many small parts are linked, simultaneously independent and inextricably bonded.