Four Seasons

I find inspiration everywhere! preparing for a Bar-B-Q the other day, I opened up a bag of lump charcoal for the fire. the pieces I found still help the forms they once had as pieces of wood. Now converted to charcoal, it fascinated me how they were no longer what they were, but still were in form… anyway, a deep dive for those who think this way. but after the summer of 2022 where we had months of no rain and consecutive days of 112-115 degree weather, it made me think of what the four seasons may become if this global warming continues…

I am fascinated by natural forms and the things I find in nature. the heart of each piece is in the found object itself and the ember of inspiration for each piece in the series. The background treatment represents the environment, namely, the Desert from which the pieces were found. the Turquoise sky, the crackled terracotta earth. You can’t replicate what the natural processes have done, I simply wish to make the viewer stop and wonder a moment at the form, the color the lines, the cracks & crevasses and details of each piece. Time is a medium as well in each piece of this series. no telling how long there’s things grew and flourished in the sun. What caused their demise? How long have they laid there in the west Texas sun, battered by wind and weather and fire? was it the home of some creature for a season? I really hope i’m not alone in the wonder I feel when I come upon such beautiful thing.