SCULPTURAL
It’s often the case that one begins to grasp the meaning of objects when they are lost, broken or worn out. Household objects are dense with meaning and define the structure of one’s life. My work explores the role that domestic objects play in fulfilling our needs on a physical and emotional level. It is based on mundane objects from the domestic realm, referring to both traditional pottery and other implements associated with the hand.
hayrake, flat hoe, serrated hoe, rake & gardening tool rack, earthenware & wood, 11 x 60 x 64”
installation view of garden tool series, earthenware, dimensions variable
seeding hoe & flat hoe, earthenware, 12 x 5 x 55”
spade fork & edging spade, earthenware, 20 x 52 x 2”
wheelbarrow, earthenware & mixed media, 57 x 23 x 24"
thatch rake, earthenware, 20 x 5 x 55”
cultivator, claw hoe & fork, earthenware, 13 x 14 x 5”
harrow, earthenware, 6 x 13 x 5”
small seeding hoe, spoon trowel, long trowel, red handled trowel, hand spade & double cultivator, earthenware, 13 x 30 x 5”
sickle, billhook, weeding trowel, wide trowel & narrow trowel, earthenware, 14 x 28 x 3”
cranberry scoop, earthenware, 6 x 13 x 5.5”
bulb planter. earthenware, 4 x 5 x 8”
short-handled flat shovel & short-handled scoop shovel, earthenware, 24 x 4 x 42”