clay & wood

Clay and Wood bring forth their own essence, warmth and sensuality, even though one is a soft-malleable substance and the other is inflexible.

2005 | Candyland #1 | Aerial-front view | air-drying clay | 3"x6"x4"
2005 | Candyland #1 | Back view
1962 | Torso | left front | cherry wood | 16"x10"x9"

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Sculpture Titles

 Alternating Clay & Wood Images

The People
Primitive Man
The Mask
Lost in the Woods
Candyland #2
Bust

 

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1982  |  Clay  |  used to formulate ideas.

1961  |   The People: Dancers  |  10″x7″x6″  |  Terra-cotta clay
Small terra-cotta figures 
have been found in Greece dating back to 3,000 BCE

1962 | Primitive Man |  cherry wood (image, 24"x8"x3") black wood backboard (36"x11")
2005 | Candyland #1 | Aerial-back view | air-drying clay | 3"x6"x4"
Candyland #1 | front view
2005 | Candyland | air-drying clay | white primer prepares the surface for color | coiled wire reinforces the spirals.
Candyland #1 | left-back view
1995 | The Mask | front view | air-setting clay | acrylic paint | 4"x3.5"x3" | The Mask deals with one's private and public personas.

2005  |  Candyland #2  |  7.5″x10″x7.5″  |  reinforced bakeable clay  |  back- front- and right views, respectively

 

 1962 | Torso |  cherry wood | 16″x10″x9″ | right front-  back-  front left  views, respectively

2005  |  Candyland #3  |  7.5″x10″x7.5″  |  right- center- left views, respectively  |  for wall and pedestal

1962 | Lost in the Woods | wood mosaic: birch, cedar, ebony, maple, oak, obechi, white obechi, redwood, walnut, | 32" x 38"
Candyland #4 | vertical view | 7.5"x15"x6.5" | for wall
Candyland #4 | detail | left side | horizontal view | for pedestal
Candyland #4 | front | horizontal view | for pedestal

1962  |  Bust  | cherry wood  | 15″x6.5″x10 “ |  right profile- back view, respectively