The Pelican in her Piety

There was a belief in medieval times that that the pelican plucked at her own breast to feed her chicks on the blood that flowed. For no particular reason I made a big Pelican in her Piety vase. Its a bit based on a big wedgewood vase I saw in a lecture yesterday

In gereral I'm not enjoying ceramics as much as I thought I would . The breif has to be followed very tightly, I feel very reigned in. No room so far for imagination or fun !! Anyway I think my paper swan looks like my drawing and I think my clay bird looks like my paper one and i think thats all there is to it

and if they dont, so what, I've had enough of the stupid bird.