Cold Clay Creation

Ashlea works in publishing, hence the backdrop of literary material in her work. 
She crafted her desk sculpture from found materials; namely some plasticine from a show bag at a publishing conference and branded publicity ribbon. The scarf reflects the excessively cool temperatures in their workspace. The work references the artwork of Art Clokey, and his clay creation 'Gumby'. There is an ambiguity in the representation, that could be seen as a pastiche and/or an homage to Clokey's work.