In Japanese, “Sora” translates to sky, heaven, or void—spaces that hold the unseen, the infinite, the in-between. It’s a fitting name for this towering sculpture, whose form evokes a kind of silent drama: an emotional stillness charged with quiet movement.

While sculpting her, I imagined standing at the edge of a shadowed pond—the water still, the branches above swaying in the wind—shadows moving across the surface like passing thoughts. That image became the essence of Sora: a form born of both grounding and lift, of mystery and grace.

Sculpted from black clay and sealed with a satin sheen, her surface is unglazed yet alive—the interior etched with delicate drips that seem to cascade into an internal void. Sora stands in her own presence, at once anchored and ascending, capturing that elusive space between form and feeling.

23.5"W x 11.5"D x 45"H in
L 59.69 x D 29.21 x H 114.3 cm

Details: Dark Stoneware Clay; Cone 5/6 Oxidation Firing; Slips and Oxides

$35,500