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peggy eng’s sculptural carved aluminum jewelry
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Jewelry artist Peggy Eng begins the making process with a sketch, but she is quick to say that carving aluminum is often intuitive and the jewelry that emerges from each block of metal is often dictated by the metal itself.
[nonmember]This archived post is for Members Only. Click here to become a member or to get a one day pass. If you are a member, please login to view the post. [/nonmember] [private_archives]The artist anodizes and dyes the aluminum, using color washes and intense saturation to strike a mood.
Split Corner brooch, carved aluminum, anodized and dyed
Blackbrown pendant
carved aluminum, anodized and dyed, freshwater pearl, 14k neckwire
Textured Pod brooch, carved aluminum, anodized and dyed
Triplets brooch, carved aluminum, anodized and dyed, freshwater pearls
Family brooch, carved aluminum, anodized and dyed, Tahitian pearl
“My forms are usually simple. Combined with texture and color they reflect bits of nature, more meditative than provocative. My work is a direct contrast to our culture today: it is slow to make, doesn’t have a lot of bells and whistles, and is usually subtle and quiet.” Peggy Eng
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susan clusener is fascinated by the physical-ness of things
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I don’t know if it was the oversized fruit, the prickly seed pods, her ability to make objects into environments or the artist’s own words that made me squeal with delight – perhaps it was the correct combination of all of these.
[nonmember]This archived post is for Members Only. Click here to become a member or to get a one day pass. If you are a member, please login to view the post. [/nonmember] [private_archives]Susan Clusener’s ceramic sculptures appeal to my love of hiding spots, escape routes, stories, nooks and crannies. Enjoy…
Spiral Pearcase, coil-built earthenware, glazed, 35 x 25 x 23
“I am fascinated by the physical-ness of things: how a flame moves, how trees bend, how water feels on the skin. I am especially fascinated by the invisible forces at work in living things. In particular, those forces associated with growth and renewal, but also its other side, death and decay.” Susan Clusener
Pear with 1,000 Flowers, coil-built earthenware and wire, glazed, 23 x 19 x 17
“I believe an awareness of the unconscious and conscious processes of living and its eventual and unknowable end can make life more beautiful. The beauty of the ephemeral. . . a flutter, a burble, a touch; this beauty is what I am trying to evoke with my artwork.” Susan Clusener
Apple Cellar, coil-built earthenware, painted and waxed, 21 x 20 x 22
Installation view of Clusener’s oversized fruit
Seed Pod 18, pit-fired earthenware, matches, watercolor, resin, 8 x 10 x 8¾
detail of matches
“In working with clay, wood, metal, and fire, I enjoy the interaction with our natural world’s mystery and wonder. A more fulfilling experience, in my mind, than would result from attempting to only mirror nature’s beauty.” Susan Clusener
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tyler meadows davis contemplates accumulation of spiritual experiences
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When Colin Nesbit saw a large grouping of Tyler Meadows Davis’ sculptures he commented that “the exhibition seemed like a “sort of cemetery” in the sense that these pieces resemble grave markers, homage to the experiences, choices, and even mistakes of some unspecified group of individuals.”
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Accumulation No. 2, mild steel, stainless steel, laminated glass, Jarrah
15x15x27
“Encasing the stacks within openings in the steel forms, suspended motionless, suggests a completed sentence, an experiential documentation of sorts that cannot be added to or taken from.” Tyler Meadows Davis
Accumulation No. 3, mild steel, stainless steel, laminated glass, Jarrah
21x21x60
“I am drawn to steel as a medium for the rich earth tones created on its surface through oxidation, a process with strong metaphoric parallels to the natural process of physical entropy by which we as humans are also bound. Glass intrigues me because it appears to receive, contain, and give off light—a substance often associated with spiritual themes.” Tyler Meadows Davis
Accumulation No. 29, mild steel, stainless steel, laminated glass, Jarrah
15x15x27
“It is my hope that the work might serve as a catalyst for the contemplation of the significance of spiritual experiences which we amass over the course of our life journey, simply provide a quiet moment where questions concerning these accumulations and how they relate to those of fellow humans, though possibly not definitively answered, might at least be asked.” Tyler Meadows Davis
For Davis, the act of stacking glass symbolizes the way we make choices and accumulate life experiences, one at a time over the course of our lives. The Utah native enjoys the meditative nature of the process – “the consistent repetition of stacking similar objects, with each piece leaving an emerging pattern below while filling an increasingly narrow void of possibility.” Something to think about as we begin a new week. [/private_archives]
jillian palone’s wearable sculpture
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Jillian Palone‘s website refers to her as a resin and metal artist, but the Kansas native also uses paperclay, rubber and wood, manipulating the surfaces of the wearable art forms by carving quirky patterns and textures and saturating them with color.
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Three’s Company, wood, colored pencils, copper
Three’s Company, detail
Most of the 99 images in her portfolio don’t identify the work or the materials, but the brooches above look to be resin set in metal.
Decorative object or wearable art? Drawing inspiration from the physical structure and colors of multi-celled organisms and marine life, Palone, who holds an MFA from Southern Illinois University, challenges the way traditional jewelry is worn with this body of work.
Ring
Ear Cuff
If you are looking for conversation, or to stand out in a crowd, you might want to consider wearing this bold and playful sculptural jewelry.
“While each object strives for its own independence, it becomes apparent that the artwork communicates a more powerful presence as a group. The pieces develop personalities with their physical characteristics and begin to communicate with one another. They dance in their saturated color, eccentric patterning, and varying textures and begin to come to life in a playful way.” Jillian Palone
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