stoneware clay; 16.5x12x6.5″
“This piece depicts the arms of an enslaved individual with the type of shackles used before the civil war. Depicted are duplications of these shackles that had no key, but were removed only by sawing them off. One link is slightly bent open. This signifies that this nation’s civil rights movement brought about some freedoms for people of color, but we have a long way to go in achieving a truly free nation for all.”
ARTIST BIO: Lisa Hueil Conner is a lifetime resident of Cincinnati, Ohio and a member of the Cincinnati Clay Alliance. She received a Fine Arts degree from Edgecliff College (aka Xavier University). Lisa is a clay artist who works in her home studio in Westwood. When she is not working with clay, you will find her hiking or enjoying her passion for gardening. She has received several grants and has had her work published in local & national publications.