Richard slee

A example of his work 

He studied at Carlisle College of Art and Design (1964–65), at the Central School of Art and Design (1965–70), from where he graduated with a first-class honours degree in ceramics, and at the Royal College of Art (1986–88).

Slee has been professor of ceramics at Camberwell College of Arts, London since 1992 and was awarded the Jerwood Prize for Ceramics in 2002.

Andrew Lord(Insperation for FMP)

These pots have a look of rotten and old The paint adds to this.

Above are some of the main pierces of Andrews work that I would like to use for inspiration. I really like the way his first piece seems to be made out of paper mache and looks all bitty .I shall be attempting re cerate this first piece in my own way.

Some information I found regarding Andrew Lord and his work was that most of his work uses matirals such as Ceramic, epoxy, gold leaf, encre de Chine and oak table. I may not be able to use these exact matireals but I can always find a substitute for them

He only really has 5 pieces of notable work but this is of no concern to me.

 Here is a piece I made out of wire cage.By doing this I got a unsure but needed design:

This is my vase in work using a marital called skrim.It helps the clay to not crack and makes my design more unique.In experimenting with this material I have found it to be quite fun to use as well.

I shall be using it in the future

Famous religious artefacts and relics

What is a relic?
In religion, a relic usually consists of the physical remains of a saint or the personal effects
of the saint or venerated person preserved for purposes of veneration as a tangible memorial. Relics are an important aspect of some forms of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Shamanism, and many other religions. nkisi power
A history of Fetish figures;
The object is from the Congo in central Africa; it was accessioned in to the collection in 1913 but was probably made sometime during the 1800's.Although such objects are frequently called 'fetish' figures, referring to the fact that they were believed to have magical powers or that excessive devotion was paid to them, this is an entirely European term and evolved from a condescending misinterpretation of African civilisation.
*Taken from the website http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/journals/conservation-journal/issue-31/the-function-of-a-fetish-figure/

While searching around google for some of the most famous relics i came across a type of replica called a fetish figures.
These were some of the ones i found:

Some of the Fetish figures would have nails driving into them.This was believed to be a sigh of punishment for those a who would want to sin.

Soen of the models would have no meaning and would maybe be used in rituals.

Some would have bits of glass of other things.

Other historic relics: