Art, Random

Mother and Child

2024
7″ x 5″ x 9″
Bronze

This is a special piece for me because it’s a collaboration between me and my mom.

My mom was an artist. She passed away when I was a teenager so I never really got to collaborate with her on anything. After she died we were clearing out her studio and I found this small little clay sculpture sitting on her windowsill.

It was a little thing you can hold in the palm of your hand. A mother holding a child. It instantly became one of my most prized possessions. I kept it with me from that day on. I brought it to college, kept it through multiple moves, and now that I have my own studio space it sits on my windowsill, as it sat on hers. If my house was burning down, this is one of first the things I’d save.

Fast forward 25 years. I decided it was time to revisit this little sculpture. I 3D scanned it and then printed it larger. I made a mold, cast it in wax, and then used the lost wax method to pour it in bronze. Polishing bronze to a mirror finish can make it shine brilliantly. Before this piece I never had the patience. For the last week I’ve been polishing. Four hours a day, day after day. Normally I’d get tired or bored or lose interest. Not this time. Because this one is for my mom and you can be damn sure I was going to make it shine.

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Perspective Self Portrait

Viewed from most angles, this self portrait presents a distorted, grotesque image. Spikes form in seemingly arbitrary patterns, casting shadows over the valleys of the sculpture. But when viewed from the right angle, with the light shining from precisely the right direction, the shadows line up and work together to form the image. The portrait is a stark reminder that how one sees oneself depends entirely on finding the right perspective.

For ideal viewing stand approximately 6 feet back and view the portrait straight on.

3D printed plastic mounted on painted plywood
15 x 15 x 8

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