Lisa Creskey

$4,000.00

Lisa Creskey Return to the Nest - Retour au nid From the 2022 solo public exhibition La Traverse

Lisa Creskey

$4,000.00

Return to the Nest - Retour au nid From the 2022 solo public exhibition La Traverse at Galerie Le Rift in Ville-Marie, Québec (Temiskaming region) – (February-April 2022).

Ceramic and mixed media wall sculpture that hangs in straight descent or side-swooping orientations. Light in weight despite its large size, it can hang from the wall or, two-sided, from the ceiling. The carved and painted wood has paper-thin porcelain figures captured in the resin apertures that are painted with equal detail on both sides. The glossy surface magnifies the depth of the surface detail.

180 cm x 110 cm x 6 mm, 2022.

"Barn Swallows are the only species, other than bacteria and viruses, to have evolved alongside humans, taking the advantage of adapting to nest on human-made structures like barns and covered bridges and foraging for insects in open farm-land."

Tingmiatornis arctica - Sunset Cruise Whale sculpture plus single bowl in porcelain H40 x L40 xD50 cm 2020

$7,000.00

Lisa Creskey

$7,000.00

Tingmiatornis arctica - Sunset Cruise

Whale sculpture plus single bowl in porcelain

H40 x L40 xD50 cm

2020

Scientists have predicted that due to the increasing melting of the sea-ice of the Northwest Passage, animal species from the Arctic Ocean, Pacific and Atlantic Ocean will interact in unprecedented ways. Warmer water from the Atlantic is increasingly flowing into colder Arctic water, raising its temperature which reduces the formation of sea-ice and also affecting the halocline layer between deep oceanic heat and the fresher water at the surface.

The rapid thawing of the arctic is revealing many new archeological finds. The recently discovered prehistoric toothed arctic bird Tingmiatornis arctica is used as a visual reference in this work, alongside the humpback whale, a species spotted in arctic waters outside its normal range. I play with the forms of these animals which I intertwine and abstract to create a surrealist organic landscape. In this landscape, I stage dream-like interactions between humans and wildlife to express how human beings around the globe are attempting to emotionally process current findings about climate change and its significance. In the construction of this work, I play with the idea of the fragility that is inherent to clay by creating a sense of peril in the delicacy with which the piece is balanced. A vessel is placed on a structure that suggests the flippers of a humpback whale or perhaps bones, perhaps a landscape. The reference is open – we are given information but not enough to form a concrete idea.

In this dream-like setting, I see the ocean space as symbolic of creativity. I imagine this bubble of creative silence is shifting in a perilous way and I attempt to express a sadness at the loss, the fear for the future. I also wish to pay respect to this incredible beauty and force with which nature is imbued and thus feel hopeful that these changes can be reversed and these wild places can be preserved.

Sunset Cruise Ice-breaker with large flippers base created in porcelain. H56 x L72 x D50 cm / 17 kgs

$4,500.00

Lisa Creskey

$4,500.00

Sunset Cruise

Ice-breaker with large flippers base created in porcelain.

H56 x L72 x D50 cm / 17 kgs

2020

The rapid thawing of the arctic is revealing many new archeological findings. The recently discovered prehistoric toothed arctic bird Tingmiatornis arctica is used as a visual reference in this work, alongside the humpback whale, a species spotted in arctic waters outside its normal range. I play with the forms of animals which are intertwined with the form of an icebreaker ship and abstracted to create a surrealist organic landscape. In this landscape, I create dream-like interactions between humans and wildlife to express how human beings around the globe are attempting to emotionally process current findings about climate change and its significance.

Figure with Tree : multi-fired porcelain wall sculpture of a figure with a felled tree.

$300.00

Lisa Creskey

$300.00

Figure with Tree : multi-fired porcelain wall sculpture of a figure with a felled tree.

22 x 16 x 2 cm

$4,000.00

Lisa Creskey

$4,000.00

Héron du Lac Leamy - Suivez-moi

2021, ceramic, multimedia

90 x 130 x 120

$4,800.00

Porcelain vessel and wooden base 55 x 85 x 60

Lisa Creskey

$4,800.00

Nous Tous Toujour

Multi-headed heron porcelain vessel with a mysterious face emerging made up entirely of various kinds of birds for the eyes, lips, etc. The multi-trunk wooden base in white is an ingenious support.

Contact the gallery if purchasing vessel and base separately.

Cardinal Vase : multi-fired porcelain hanging vase of a cardinal, with impressions of sumac. The vessel's surface is richly decorated with texture and gold lustre. It can be displayed on a flat surface or on the wall.

$290.00

Lisa Creskey

$290.00

Cardinal Vase : multi-fired porcelain hanging vase of a cardinal, with impressions of sumac. The vessel's surface is richly decorated with texture and gold lustre. It can be displayed on a flat surface or on the wall.

12x10x18 cm

Heron Vase : multi-fired porcelain vase with rich textures and gold lustre.

$290.00

Heron Vase : multi-fired porcelain vase. The heron's wing wraps around the vessel, creating a feeling of movement. The vessel's surface is richly decorated with texture and gold lustre.

Lisa Creskey

$290.00

Heron Vase : multi-fired porcelain vase. The heron's wing wraps around the vessel, creating a feeling of movement. The vessel's surface is richly decorated with texture and gold lustre.

11x10x20 cm

Heron Vase : multi-fired sculptural porcelain vessel with rich textures and gold lustre.

$290.00

Lisa Creskey

$290.00

Heron Vase : multi-fired sculptural porcelain vessel of a heron emerging from water. The vessel's surface is richly decorated with texture and gold lustre.

19x10x17 cm

Mug - Queen of the Night : multi-fired porcelain mug with flecks of gold lustre and rich coloured sketches inspired by the aria Queen of the Night, from Mozart's opera The Magic Flute.

Lisa Creskey

$60.00

Mug - Queen of the Night : multi-fired porcelain mug with flecks of gold lustre and rich coloured sketches inspired by the aria Queen of the Night, from Mozart's opera The Magic Flute.

14x10x14 cm

Lisa Creskey

$60.00

Mug - Queen of the Night : multi-fired porcelain mug with flecks of gold lustre and rich coloured sketches inspired by the aria Queen of the Night, from Mozart's opera The Magic Flute.

12x10x12 cm

Mug - Queen of the Night, Papageno : multi-fired porcelain mug with flecks of gold lustre and rich coloured sketches inspired by the aria Queen of the Night, from Mozart's opera The Magic Flute.

Lisa Creskey

$60.00

Mug - Queen of the Night, Papageno : multi-fired porcelain mug with flecks of gold lustre and rich coloured sketches inspired by the aria Queen of the Night, from Mozart's opera The Magic Flute.

13x10x12 cm

Barn Swallow - thin colourful porcelain bowl with gold lustre.

Lisa Creskey

$70.00

Barn Swallow - thin colourful porcelain bowl with gold lustre.

6x14x12cm

White-tailed Deer - thin colourful porcelain bowl with gold lustre.

$95.00

Lisa Creskey

$95.00

White-tailed Deer - thin colourful porcelain bowl with gold lustre.

9x16x13cm

Cedar Waxwing - thin colourful porcelain bowl with gold lustre.

Lisa Creskey

$70.00

Cedar Waxwing - thin colourful porcelain bowl with gold lustre.

9x18x10cm

Mug - Canada Warbler : multi-fired porcelain mug.

$55.00

Lisa Creskey

$55.00

Mug - Canada Warbler : multi-fired porcelain mug.

12x10x12 cm

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Mug - Canada Warbler in the Woods : multi-fired porcelain mug, flecked with gold lustre.Mug - Canada Warbler in the Woods : multi-fired porcelain mug, flecked with gold lustre.

$55.00

Lisa Creskey

$55.00

Mug - Canada Warbler in the Woods : multi-fired porcelain mug, flecked with gold lustre.

12x9x11 cm

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Pouring vessel: Hummingbird. Multi-fired porcelain vessel with flecks of gold lustre.

Lisa Creskey

$60.00

Pouring vessel: Hummingbird. Multi-fired porcelain vessel with flecks of gold lustre.

12x7x12 cm

Cedar Waxwing - thin colourful porcelain bowl with purple dot, streaked with gold lustre.

Lisa Creskey

$70.00

Cedar Waxwing - thin colourful porcelain bowl with purple dot, streaked with gold lustre.

8x14x11cm

Hummingbird - thin colourful porcelain bowl with gold lustre.

Lisa Creskey

$70.00

Hummingbird - thin colourful porcelain bowl with gold lustre.

7x14x11cm

Purple Martin - thin colourful porcelain bowl with gold lustre.

Lisa Creskey

$70.00

Purple Martin - thin colourful porcelain bowl with gold lustre.

6x14x10cm

$50.00

Lisa Creskey

$50.00

Double Lynx - little animal cup, porcelain with gold lustre.

8x4x4cm

Moment in a Marsh - Pink Flower. Freestanding porcelain sculpture .

$190.00

Lisa Creskey

$190.00

Moment in a Marsh - Pink Flower. Freestanding porcelain sculpture .

24x10x7cm

$200.00

Lisa Creskey

$200.00

Small Hummingbird Bell. The clapper feet are tucked high up in this bell ornament, creating a warm sound when gently rung--not to alarm the beauty porcelain with her carefully held hare.

13x8x6 cm, 2021