table top works

gravity defying sculpture of multiple handmade papers, wood, dowels and wire with a central multi-colored blue and purple open conduit form — **Inspiration underfoot**
2021 cast abaca and cotton papers, wood with papers, pastel and paste paper application, dowels, wire, fabric 5’ x 3’ x 2.5’
The blue conduit form is the main actor, being bent back as it is thrown up or pushed aside by forces underfoot.

Objects:
• mostly paper
• a little or no paper
Sculptures:
• bamboo & paper
• wall & floor
• earlier work
• drawings
Shows:
• Yours unless you stop
• Wait 10 days
• Meaningless & Sure
• We like ‘em like that
• other shows

alternate view of sculpture showing it's asymmetry and precarious position on 2 dowels and a wooden point — From this angle the blue conduit is snared, entangled by the same elements that hold it off the ground.

side view of tabletop artwork showing handmade papers of different textures and forms from linear, to slick, to a large and colorful form — The conduit is more an equal match to the obstacles from this side. Inspiration can be a clarion call, but it is often a struggle to see, accept and use.

When the scale is table top, the whole piece is light enough that the paper is a more reliable source of structural support.

It can contribute more than color, form and texture. The smaller scale also lets us work quickly. The challenge we set ourselves is simple. Make a couple of things stand up together in an unexpected way. Then make it look arresting. Function and form take turns following.

Sizes are approximate.

Often we get enamored with the components of a sketch and start moving them around to see how the variations can maintain a similar power and yet be in very different positions.

It's like having several snapshots of a person in the same clothes going about their day rather than just one shot posed at quitting time.

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