FLOATING LANDSCAPES
The landscape traditions of Eastern and Western Art inform this series. The distant landscape is examined close-up and in three dimensions. Like Chinese scholar stones viewed in the studio or classical garden, they speak of the micro/macro worlds found in nature. The work begins with found natural objects, mostly tree debris that I collect and assemble into small-scale invented landscapes then sculpt these models in terracotta clay.
Landscape, terracotta, 14x28x28", 2010
Eroding Landscape, terracotta, 11.5x6x6", 2012
Floating Landscape #1, terracotta, 9x15x10", 2012
Floating Landscape #2, terracotta, 10x24x36", 2013
Floating Landscape #3, terracotta, 8x24x36", 2014
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Floating Mountain, red stoneware, 8.5x5x2", 2022
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Eroding Landscape #2, red stoneware, 7.5x4x2.5", 2023