The Large DogsI first made a life size dog in the winter of 1979. It had a sandy watery green color, and a wavelike texture. I set it out by the pond near the studio during the spring critique. A professor who felt that the Bay Area Funk ceramic movement had nothing to offer the art world criticized the piece as not appearing to be anything close to what I said I was trying to do, which was create a Water Dog. Just then, a pair of mallards landed directly in front of it, walked up to it and stared at its face.... Keep reading at: What's the deal with the Dogs?
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