Big Sphere
Aluminum, Paint, Granite, 5 feet cubed
Private Commission-South Freeport, Maine - 2018
Big Sphere evolved as a commission from a similar sculpture titled Little Sphere. Little Sphere is a six inch sculpture made of bent-laminated wood, and the form posed unique challenges as to redesigning it to be larger and live outdoors. By working with sculptor Mark Templeton, we subtly recreated the forms to allow them to be cut and welded in aluminum.
Little Sphere
Bleached and Dyed Mahogany
6 inches cubed - 2016
Little Sphere was the initial inspiration for Big Sphere. Originally titled “A Way to Move Forward”, this sculpture developed during the run up to and aftermath of the 2016 Presidential election. The divisiveness and incivility in the public discourse approaching the election and the cries for unity and healing heard following that event, created a swirl of confusing and unsettled feelings. It seemed we, as a society, had veered into ugly territory preferring to disconnect from one another rather than seek to understand another opinion or viewpoint.
A Way to Move Forward is my interpretation of how to heal from this experience. The sculpture is a sphere trying to reunify, trying to protect itself and heal as a whole entity rather than individual parts.
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