Ron Tuck

Ron was born in British Columbia, Canada and his art reflects his memories of the beauty of these natural surroundings. Sydney’s Northern Beaches continue to inspire natural themes and his current series of whale tails illustrates this. The whale migration up and down the Australian east coast is a magnificent event and Ron decided to capture that moment with a raku sculpture of the famous white humpback whale – Migaloo.

The naked raku technique used to make Migaloo uses coarse white clay in a reduction environment. The random charcoal lines result from cracking of the glaze which is removed after firing. “Clay is a natural medium and I enjoy the feeling of working with a material dug from the earth. I also leave some of the aspects of the sculpture to just happen. Although I have an end in mind, it’s somewhat uncertain…I don’t really know what the end result will be … unforseen discoveries.”

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