{"product_id":"mara-walkabout-overalls-by-pamela-gross","title":"Mara Walkabout Overalls by Pamela Gross","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMara Walkabout Overalls\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/artforthepeoplegallery.com\/collections\/pamela-gross\"\u003ePamela Gross \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGlazed Ceramics\u003cbr\u003e8.25\"h x 2.75\"w x 1.5\"d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMara overalls with pink pansy flower accents and green rubber boots.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eI call her Mara.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eShe is as gentle and delicate as her pansy decorations, despite sporting traditional mens overalls and rubber boots.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eHer flower embellishments make her appear to be one with the flower gardens that she tends to regularly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGet to Know the Artist:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eMy favorite piece of clothing is blue jeans.  I wear them until they are threadbare, because getting rid of them is like abandoning an old friend. I have occasionally noted that when I remove them in the evening, they briefly maintain my body shape, simulating a personal exoskeleton, until they collapse onto themselves. This observation, and my fondness for them, eventually became my motivation for my first ceramic endeavor - to model my jeans as individual characters that have taken on a life of their own, and gone on a “Walkabout” to explore the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach figure is created one at a time.   Since clay is such a tactile art medium, my quest for realistic denim required me to develop techniques to maintain the twill weave during both building and glazing.  It took many years to refine this process and eventually allowed the figures to evolve from stiff, lifeless forms, to more realistic members of their own scale model society.  Since jeans are so ubiquitous in society, themes have also evolved from plain jeans, to cowboys, to athletes, farmers, fashion models, and beyond.  Accessories, embellishments and use of various poses highlight their individuality and identity.  Although every piece carries a bit of me, they are unique within themselves - just like all of us.  My art asks the question:  if “clothes make the man”, can they also live independent of “the man”?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy work was first represented at Art for the People Gallery in Austin in 2020, and has returned there since 2025.  I have also had my Walkabout Jeans selected to be at juried shows (“In the Garden” at Mud Flat Studio in Somerville MA, and “Muddy Madness” at Maker House\/Santa Barbara Sculptor’s Guild in Goleta CA) this Fall.  In addition, I have sold work on eBay, and have sold commissioned items since 2018.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pamela Gross","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47386878443609,"sku":"124871","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/8707\/9001\/files\/Pam-Gross-Mara-Overalls-1.heic?v=1791313710","url":"https:\/\/artforthepeoplegallery.com\/products\/mara-walkabout-overalls-by-pamela-gross","provider":"Art For The People Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}