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FACE IT!  Dimensional Ceramic Wall Sculptures by New York artist Allen Littlefield opened at Saper Galleries Sunday, June 3, 2012. We continue to have a selection of new Littlefields on display. MLive article here.

Since 1986 -- for nearly 35 years -- Saper Galleries has enjoyed sharing the creative, imaginary, and compelling ceramic wall sculptures by artist Allen K. Littlefield.  His designs, as you see here, are truly unique and quite captivating.  The dimensional images each seem to convey a personality, perhaps with a sociological, anthropological, or cultural reference, particularly when grouped with others which share some common and dissimilar attributes.  Littlefield was born in Pennsylvania and lived most of his life in New York State.  His Master of Fine Arts degree was earned in 1973 at the State University of New York. The artist builds each piece individually out of white stoneware clay and then bisque-fires them in an electric kiln. The final step in firing involves an ancient technique called pitfiring.  This is done outdoors and involves wrapping or positioning each piece with various materials including cardboard and newspaper.  After the pitfiring Littlefield washes each piece thoroughly and lets it dry before applying other colors or attaching them to backgrounds. He says that his "work is to be viewed as 'future artifacts', objects that foreshadow what may be found in museums 3,000 years from now. The sculpture and fragments might reveal some of our alleged martyrs and saints or ritual and sacred objects."  I bought one of Allen Littlefield's dimensional wall sculptures in the 1980s for a bathroom where it seems to come out from the wall to greet the viewer.  They are perfect for small walls, intimate spaces, or where they can be viewed relatively closely.  Every Littlefield wall sculpture is unique and hand-made directly by the hands of the artist.  I and many others who have acquired them from Saper Galleries have enjoyed them for their own homes and as gifts for others.  I hope that you, too, are taken by their captivating qualities, and that you enjoy imagining their "meaning" as they speak to you.                                     ~ Roy Saper

Emergence 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 2 1/2" Sorry, sold for $80 Would you like to have the artist make one for you? Dream Song 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2" Sorry, sold for $80 Would you like to have the artist make one for you? City Escape 10 1/2" diameter Sorry, sold for $195 Cosmic Chorus 10 1/2" diameter $195 Oh no!  It sold!

Luv Ya! 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 2 1/2" Sorry, sold for $80 Would you like to have the artist make one for you? Split "P" 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 2 1/2" Sorry, sold for $80 Would you like to have the artist make one for you? Emergence II 10 1/2" diameter Sorry, sold for $195 Cosmic Chorus (detail)

Fragment of a Dream A Ceramic wall relief 1 x 11" Sorry, sold for $86	Fragment of a Dream B Ceramic wall relief 1 x 11" Sorry, sold for $86	Fragment of a Dream C   Ceramic wall relief 1 x 11" Sorry, sold for $86
Fragment of a Dream  Ceramic wall relief 1 x 11" Sorry, sold for $65		Quattro 12 x 12 x 2" Sold for $300 framed but we can have the artist make one for you!
Group Therapy 10 1/4 x 16 1/4 x 4" Sold for $350 framed		Choices 12 x 12 x 3 3/4" $300 framed (Please call to confirm availability)
Odd Man Out 12 x 12 x 2" Sold for $300 framed	Odd Man Out (detail)	Quattro of Colors 12 x 12 x 2" Sold for $300 framed but we can have the artist make one for you!
Split Personality 12 x 12 x 2" $300 framed (Please call to confirm availability)	Homage to Louise Nevelson (white) 12 x 12 x 3 3/4" $300 framed (Please call to confirm availability)	Homage to Louise Nevelson (black) 12 x 12 x 3 3/4" Sorry, sold for $300 framed
Composition 5 Column 5 1/2 x 24 x 2" $375 framed (Please call to confirm availability)	Game Boy Column 5 1/2 x 24 x 3 3/4" $500 framed (Please call to confirm availability)	Choices Column 6 1/2 x 24 3/8 x 4" Sold for $395 framed but we can have the artist make one for you!
Phases Column 5 1/2 x 24 x 3 3/4" Set of five unique ceramics each mounted on wooden panel $500 framed Sold but we can have the artist make one for you! Detail of above Phases Column components are pictured below.

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