Muse in the Garden Print

Muse in the Garden is a piece from a series I am currently working on called Vessels of Life. When I began working with the wood hollow form, I began to see that the hollow form lends itself sculpturally extremely well. Being a blacksmith as well, I naturally wanted to add forged metal elements to my hollow forms. As I began to do this, the pieces began to come alive for me, and I began to liken them to humans. For what are humans if we are not vessels. The emotions that we feel, experiences that we walk through: love, hate, lust, greed, happiness, goodwill, and the unwillingness to change. These things trickle in and pool inside of us, making us who we are. I have tried to capture this and portray it using the wood hollow form and metal. The wood with its growth rings, grain patterns, flaws, cracks, bark inclusions, and sometimes insect damage, reflects the trials of life we all have been blessed with. The iron with its hardness, sharp edges, twisted curls and coldness, show the identity that we, or the world, has placed upon us. This cold metal identity is truly our own cross to bear. I have used White Oak and spalted Appel . Both with their own life trials to show. In addition to using hand-forged steel, I have also incorporated different dyes and stains, both natural and synthetic. I finish my pieces with a high gloss lacquer.

Print:Giclee on Photo Paper

Size:8 W x 12 H x 0.1 D in

Size with Frame:13.25 W x 17.25 H x 1.2 D in

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