Tim Christensen

The Good Supply Pemaquid Maine Environmental Artist Tim Christensen Ceramic Sgraffito Sculpture Made in USA

River Stones

$3,400.00

River Stones

$3,400.00
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Firing much of his work at Watershed Center for Ceramic Art in Newcastle, Maine, Tim finds that the collaborative Midcoast institution's salt and wood-fire kilns add variety and allow for the possibility of happy accidents, which are common in the ceramic world, offering welcome play on the artist's meticulous carvings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTim has shown his work around the world and recently completed his first book. Written with co-author Carri Lange, “Reflect, Adapt, and Persevere”  tells of his travels and thoughts on environmental philosophy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\nFrom the Artist:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy work is about the ever-changing web of relationships that surround us. Individuals make contact to create relationships, relationships collide to create systems. These systems change over time in response to the other systems around them. I envision my world as an infinite collection of active counterparts, individuals symbiotically wriggling and moving and jostling for space and resources. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this sea of systems, of relationships, I sit and try to untangle it, sit and try to communicate what I see changing, being created, or disappearing into the past. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is why I work in our most durable medium, porcelain, and in our longest unbroken historical record, pottery. My work, functional in the information I convey, will be understandable to anyone with an eyeball and the ability to think abstractly. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy goal is to make work which still speaks clearly in 10,000 years, and more importantly, to convey the complexity and richness of the world in which I am most fortunate to live.\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e"}

Here’s To You... Cup

$160.00
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Dark Woods

$3,400.00

Dark Woods

$3,400.00
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Dory

$700.00

Dory

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Buffleheads and Mussels Bottle with Stopper

$550.00
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Firing much of his work at Watershed Center for Ceramic Art in Newcastle, Maine, Tim finds that the collaborative Midcoast institution's salt and wood-fire kilns add variety and allow for the possibility of happy accidents, which are common in the ceramic world and offer welcome play on the artist's meticulous carvings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTim has shown his work around the world and recently completed his first book. Written with co-author Carri Lange, “Reflect, Adapt, and Persevere” he tells of his travels and thoughts on environmental philosophy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the Artist:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy work is about the ever-changing web of relationships that surround us. Individuals make contact to create relationships, relationships collide to create systems. These systems change over time in response to the other systems around them. I envision my world as an infinite collection of active counterparts, individuals symbiotically wriggling and moving and jostling for space and resources. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this sea of systems, of relationships, I sit and try to untangle it, sit and try to communicate what I see changing, being created, or disappearing into the past. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is why I work in our most durable medium, porcelain, and in our longest unbroken historical record, pottery. My work, functional in the information I convey, will be understandable to anyone with an eyeball and the ability to think abstractly. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy goal is to make work which still speaks clearly in 10,000 years, and more importantly, to convey the complexity and richness of the world in which I am most fortunate to live.\u003c\/p\u003e"}

Female Hooded Merganser

$1,200.00
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Brook Trout Bottle with Stopper

$550.00
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Blue Fish Jar

$825.00
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Right Whale Vessels with lid

$825.00
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Bear Woman Hunting Black Trumpets Cup

$165.00
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Cod Fish Cup

$165.00
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Bunchberry and Starflower Cup

$165.00
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The light dappled through tall pines and maple trees, mellifluous bird chatter, and the accompanying rocks and roots carpeted with deep moss are beauty itself. It’s almost blissful enough to make one forget about the constant mosquitos. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eTucked along the verdant forest floor, the bright bunchberries command abundant attention. Early summer brings the bright white star-shaped flower. After the pollinators have had their fun, the beautiful plant's stoplight red berries emerge glowing crimson against the rich green of their surroundings. 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Downy Woodpecker and Red Breasted Nuthatch Cup

$165.00
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Pilot Whales Cup

$165.00
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Three Spined Stickleback Cup

$165.00
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