{"product_id":"the-angel-of-long-point-porcelain-sculpture-by-lisa-creskey","title":"The Angel of Long Point, Porcelain Sculpture by Lisa Creskey","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Angel of Long Point, 2025, porcelain, hand built and sculpted, underglaze painted, clear glazed, gold luster glazed, 25 cm x 40 cm x 30 cm.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe work references Abigail Becker, a 19th-century trapper on Lake Erie’s shores near Port Rowan, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOntario, who rescued sailors from numerous shipwrecks - including the schooner Conductor - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eby navigating icy undertows to bring survivors to safety. Her actions earned international \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003erecognition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this composition, Becker is submerged in turbulent waves that transition into wings while \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eclutching a fractured mast. In the remote Canadian landscape, where isolation was the primary condition, survival \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003enecessitated a quiet architecture of mutual aid. By re-examining these historical moments \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethrough the tactile, transformative process of ceramics, the work identifies new modes of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003earticulating connectivity, suggesting that the past remains a vital resource for understanding t\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehe obligations people hold toward one another today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.lapaigallery.com\/collections\/lisa-creskey\" title=\"Lisa Creskey\"\u003eCollection: Lisa Creskey\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"L.A. Pai Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46885289492564,"sku":"LICR792-CITY OF OTTAWA","price":2000.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7367\/files\/Screen_Shot_2026-05-21_at_4.01.14_PM.png?v=1779393761","url":"https:\/\/www.lapaigallery.com\/products\/the-angel-of-long-point-porcelain-sculpture-by-lisa-creskey","provider":"L.A. Pai Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}