Kellogg Johnson's long-time interest in sculpture led him to work with both ceramics and bronze casting, media that share a reliance on modeling and the application of heat and fire. Johnson’s sculptures and vessels, as the artist terms them, are astonishing works in ceramic and bronze, related to his well-known “archaeological” containers, yet also expressive of technology and the non-natural world.

When asked about these new works, Johnson said: “Fire, water, air, earth, steel, and bronze are the materials I use. The process of understanding the technology, designing and building the connecting bronze mechanisms, while creating sensuous curves and voluptuous forms from clay is what I find beautiful.”

Johnson’s sought-after sculptures are in public collections from the Southwest to the Far East, including the Tucson Museum of Art and the Kumamoto Museum in Japan.

Untitled 1205

Untitled 1201

Vessel with Fabricated Steel Lid

Tall Narrow Vessel

Vessel I Graphite

Graphite Rounded Vessel