October 1988. Granite, painted steel. Dimensions: 72 × 28 × 16 in (183 × 71 × 41 cm). Private Collection.
Vessel IV, the sixth work in my ongoing Vessel Series, grew from my earlier work in ceramics and my interest in the container as both form and metaphor. The steel “container,” cut from a found section of pinched steel tube or pipe, begins here to suggest the hull of a ship—extending the vessel from a functional container toward ideas of journey and passage. My use of vessel imagery grew directly from my earlier experience as a production potter.
The painted stone reflects my experiments with pastel drawings at the time, which encouraged me to bring more color into the largely monochromatic world of granite and steel. The muted color adds an expressive dimension while the elevated, ship-like vessel anticipates my continuing exploration of passage, movement, and personal journey.
Left to right : Vessel II 72"h - Vessel IV 70"h - Vessel VI 79"h
October 1988. Granite, painted steel. Dimensions: 72 × 28 × 16 in (183 × 71 × 41 cm). Private Collection.
Vessel IV, the sixth work in my ongoing Vessel Series, grew from my earlier work in ceramics and my interest in the container as both form and metaphor. The steel “container,” cut from a found section of pinched steel tube or pipe, begins here to suggest the hull of a ship—extending the vessel from a functional container toward ideas of journey and passage. My use of vessel imagery grew directly from my earlier experience as a production potter.
The painted stone reflects my experiments with pastel drawings at the time, which encouraged me to bring more color into the largely monochromatic world of granite and steel. The muted color adds an expressive dimension while the elevated, ship-like vessel anticipates my continuing exploration of passage, movement, and personal journey.
Left to right : Vessel II 72"h - Vessel IV 70"h - Vessel VI 79"h
