Copper Star Sculpture

'Copper Star' is a OOAK fiber, wood, glass, and leather book art sculpture celebrating the place of copper in human history (and Arizona in particular). 5"x5"x2" closed, 5"x10"x 2" open. Double-paned cocobolo wood and carved leather covers are decorated with five-pointed stars (the copper star of the Arizona flag), western floral motifs, and variegated copper leaf and faux verdigris stains. The modified Coptic binding is accented by my signature long tassels in waxed brown polyester cord knotted with glass beads in shades of teal, aqua, bronze, copper, and turquoise. When held in the hand, this book's spine tassels drape sensuously through the reader's fingers, a tactile combination similar to prayer beads. Eight double-sided fabric pages are appliqued in saturated tones of teal, bronze, copper, turquoise, and multi-toned accents, with original miniature desert landscapes and copper-glass bead embroidery. The digitally-printed and gel-transferred text alternates with stylized sunset landscapes: "Oldest metal worked by man/ Copper salts tint peacock flames/Ancient green on fresco walls/Sterile copper guards sickroom halls/Turquoise glows like desert skies/Lightning tamed in copper veins/A copper star guides human fate." Inside front covers carry the names of famous Arizona 'copper towns' where mining drove life and trade: Jerome, Bisbee, Globe, Miami, Tucson, Morenci, Clifton, White Mesa, Ajo, Safford. Inside cover text: "Copper came into the Arizona landscape via ancient oceans and volcanoes. Copper drove human art and ingenuity, from the earliest explorers to today's vast cities. Copper will be here after us: ruddy wires turning green, copper salts filling mines and basements with veins of turquoise and malachite that some other species will treasure and smelt." Colophon: Leather, linen, cotton, glass, cocobolo, copper leaf, polyester, acrylic ink, silk, brass. I'm best known for 'Bookshelf jewelry": small, densely-worked mixed-media book art sculptures, which I've been making since 1997. Several galleries promote my work to museums, private collectors, and university special collections libraries. These are the opposite of 'big art for big houses', and are meant as personal meditation aids and intimate salon pieces.

Multi-paneled Sculpture:Fabric on Glass

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:5 W x 5 H x 2 D in

Number of Pieces:2

Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.