Returning to a favorite form — the box — I decided to answer fewer questions than I had in previous works in the READING THE KEY series. It was time to tell the viewer less with this sculptural piece. This represents a departure from the...
I would like to introduce you to Nancy Lee. She is my friend and former classmate at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, Tenn. Nancy's work is graceful and thought-provoking. She strikes a dichotomy between soothing the viewer/wearer and challenging them with the...
( Click here to read about the early formation of Ruth's Song.) Soon after arriving at Arrowmont, the piece began to take shape in my sketchbook. It began as a large neckpiece, in a form that alluded to both a stringed instrument and the female form....
I'd like to tell you the story of Ruth's Song. Last winter I decided to study in the spring of 2008 with Angela Bubash for a week at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts. I was intrigued with the concept of working with found materials. I...