{"product_id":"hedorah-amphora-sculpture-by-gage-michael-wheatley","title":"Hedorah Amphora - Sculpture","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe piece is in 2 parts: the main body of the vase and the head, or lid.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCeramics\u003cbr\u003eApprox. 11\" x 8\" x 15.5\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGage Michael Wheatley is a queer artist based in Tiohtià:ke \/ Montreal. Working primarily in ceramics, Gage draws inspiration from cartoons, toys, and a deep connection to the natural world, where he approaches nostalgia as a mode of reflection and relationship rather than a fixed past. By recreating and reworking familiar forms, he examines how queer identity is shaped through play and how meaning accumulates over time.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStatement: My practice is rooted in making as a mode of thought. I use ceramics as a form of parallel inquiry into identity, attachment, and care. I am interested in how childhood objects and concepts serve as primary materials through which we understand ourselves. For queer children, these objects often offer a sense of recognition or comfort even before a formal language of identity exists.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBy recreating these familiar forms in clay, I reclaim them as sites of devotion. My work establishes a link between the contemporary nostalgia for play and the age-old tradition of the vessel. I treat the ceramic form as a container, both literal and metaphorical, for memory, thus elevating everyday symbols to the status of objects of reverence. Drawing on my background in archaeology, I am attentive to how meaning accumulates over time through the suggestion of use and the presence of fragility. Through scale and surface, I explore how personal stories can be carried and passed on. Ultimately, my work seeks to transform the ephemeral past into physical anchors for a queer present.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gage Michael Wheatley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53206895558767,"sku":"GAGWHE-C0001","price":1000.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2351\/6881\/files\/DSCF4745_8cb21247-e676-4469-8701-bbb93f67d745.jpg?v=1781300140","url":"https:\/\/craftontario.com\/products\/hedorah-amphora-sculpture-by-gage-michael-wheatley","provider":"Craft Ontario","version":"1.0","type":"link"}