The Santo in Seventeen Crosses is mounted upon painted plywood and surrounded by crosses made of wood and polymer clay. A milagro rests upon the Santo's chest, and copper nails further embellish the piece. SOLD
Monday, January 1, 2007
Angst of the Artist. I created this tongue-in-cheek piece for a fundraiser. Artists were supplied with a plywood mask form and asked to build a piece from that. I pretty much hid the mask behind feathers made from painted canvas, and attached a wood doll to the front. The doll represents the artist, offering her work to the viewer. Her wings represent her wish that her work soar, but behind the feathers, in the eye holes of the mask, are two polymer clay faces which reveal self-doubt and insecurity. I meant for this piece to poke fun at myself and other artists and in a larger sense, to help us to remember that while the creation of our art may be personally satisfying, it ain't a solution for world peace and it ain't a cure for cancer. SOLD
Prayer Beads was a delight to make. I did a lot of it on the Amtrack, going to and from a show in Georgetown. I made the beads and the medallions on the way there, and painted them on the way back. The support is a board collaged with copies of the Dead Sea Scrolls. I molded the beads from the same 200 year old brass Russian icons which I used for the medallions. SOLD
Godhead has three neck pieces which may be removed and worn. The support for the piece is of plywood, covered in handmade paper which I stamped with various Chinese chops, and some Chinese coins. The Buddha face is of plaster which I painted. The center neck piece has beads of polymer clay, glass and recycled glass beads and brass kirdi beads from Africa. The beads on the other two neckpieces are of lapis, brass kirdi, amber, recycled glass, African trade beads, turqoise and fine silver from Thailand. 21" x 16" SOLD
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)