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Freddy Murphy Beyond the Blues For this assignment, I created a ceramic piece in the form of a dumbbell to illustrate the concept that negative memories are like carrying a weight around in one's life. Dwelling on the past is a habit that every individual finds themselves doing without even noticing it’s happening. It’s only human to reflect on the past experiences of one’s younger years, since these are essential in learning who one is today. However, dwelling on the past c

Freddy Murphy Beyond the Blues For this piece, I created a ceramic cereal bowl and spoon. Initially, it was a generic concept, but I soon realized that the two pieces exist only in relation to one another. A bowl on its own cannot truly be used so easily without a spoon, and a spoon's not really much use on its own either. They require each other to function, and that made me think about how human beings do, too. The spoon and bowl then stood to symbolize interrelation and t

Freddy Murphy Beyond the Blues For this project, I made an overhanging tree with deep roots set into the earth. Coming into the project,...

Freddy Murphy Beyond the Blues Starting this project, I knew I wanted to make a ceramic piece that would represent the way in which we...