Sculpture
Mary Spitzer, Room 301E
My work is informed by many sources- the color and density of logs and tree branches, the shapes of found objects, and their history and whether they have been broken or not. Added to this palette of influences are my thoughts and emotions which consciously and unconsciously roam around my studio where my wood is stacked on shelves like volumes in a library, next to my tools hanging on other racks, metal gouges of various curvature and finally pieces of unfinished sculptures waiting to be resolved into an idea.
For the last few years themes of the damaged environment and the unrecognized people who lived before us have begun to be seen and appreciated in our society. My newest piece of carving is a pair of wood-thrushes nesting within the edges of an Ash bent-wood stepstool by John Hermanski. I tried to capture the surprise one feels when another (nice) species makes a home in our human environment.
