Crafts CouncilDirectoryAbigail BrownCeramic Canopic JarsAboutIn 2019, contemplating themes of ritual and ceremony in ancient civilisations, I began working with clay to build vessels that took inspiration from the animal-headed canopic jars of ancient Egypt. Thinking about these jars as vessels to carry the remains of the dead, I built my own funerary vessels through which to discuss our declining animal populations as our disregard for the planet drives mass extinctions.Abigail BrownLondon, EnglandDeer ' Canopic Jar, Abigail BrownHand-built vessel in black stoneware with painted wooden amulets - 2020. Measures: 28cm H Monkey Canopic Jars, Abigail BrownHand-built stoneware vessels with glazesFennec Fox - Canopic Jar, Abigail BrownHand-built black stoneware vessel with wood and fabric decorationCeramic Monkey Head, Abigail BrownGlazed hand-built stonewareCeramic Canopic JarsAboutIn 2019, contemplating themes of ritual and ceremony in ancient civilisations, I began working with clay to build vessels that took inspiration from the animal-headed canopic jars of ancient Egypt. Thinking about these jars as vessels to carry the remains of the dead, I built my own funerary vessels through which to discuss our declining animal populations as our disregard for the planet drives mass extinctions.Abigail BrownLondon, EnglandDeer ' Canopic Jar, Abigail BrownHand-built vessel in black stoneware with painted wooden amulets - 2020. Measures: 28cm H Fennec Fox - Canopic Jar, Abigail BrownHand-built black stoneware vessel with wood and fabric decorationMonkey Canopic Jars, Abigail BrownHand-built stoneware vessels with glazesCeramic Monkey Head, Abigail BrownGlazed hand-built stonewareMore from Abigail BrownProjectLiving SculptureProjectFabric Bird SculptureProjectWood SpiritsProject'Cardboard Ecologies'