This is a ceramic Demon Dog I made in Ceramics 1 in college. It was the first non-bowl sculpture I had attempted for the class. Below is what it looked like before glazing and firing the piece. Everyone, including the teacher was quite impressed with his tongue of all things. At the end of the class we had to present our final piece in front of the class and recite a piece of poetry that we felt went along with the theme of our piece. For mine I chose Edgar Allen Poe's poem entitled Demon in my View . From childhood's hour I have not been As others were — I have not seen As others saw — I could not bring My passions from a common spring — From the same source I have not taken My sorrow — I could not awaken My heart to joy at the same tone — And all I lov'd — I lov'd alone — Then — in my childhood — in the dawn Of a most stormy life — was drawn From ev'ry depth of good and ill The mystery which binds me still — From the torrent, or the fountain ...