Celestial Dragon Ceramic Mural
Celestial Design and High-Relief Ceramic Sculpture
The Celestial Dragon Ceramic Mural is a large-scale architectural ceramic artwork developed through a multi-stage process of design drawing, relief modeling, and stoneware tile construction. The mural combines flowing celestial imagery with a sculpted dragon form that emerges from the surface in high relief, creating shifting light, shadow, and depth across the composition.
Designed for installation on an architectural wall surface, the sculpture is constructed from hand-built stoneware tiles with hollowed backs and relief-modeled forms. The finished mural will be mounted using a lath-and-scratch-coat assembly and polymer-modified stone veneer mortar. Larger hollow sections within the dragon will be filled during installation to create a durable, integrated architectural structure.
Artistic Inspiration
The dragon is a recurring image found throughout my ceramic sculpture and paintings. Rather than illustrating a traditional mythological creature, the dragon functions as a personal symbol of creative energy, transformation, and the inner forces that shape imagination and artistic expression. The image frequently appears alongside representations of Laurel, my long-time muse, forming a visual language that connects many works across different media.