A trompe l’oeil artist, Richard Newman works with stoneware clay, creating a basic shape that is then carved, shaped, and detailed to add the illusion of stitching, wrinkles, laces, and knots. When the sculpture is dry, it is kiln fired and then stained to achieve the appearance of leather. Newman’s glove is inspired by his childhood love of baseball, and how the glove as a symbol represents the iconic sport. Newman only made a few of these gloves over his career. “When we were both young, my baseball glove and I were practically inseparable. I created leather-like illusions of these American icons in clay.” - Richard Newman