Arch Art Actions

The terracotta arch is beige/brown glazed, with bone-like texture. Woods include oak, ash, hickory, and cherry; lens in faces of arch is Plexiglas with art paper; light shields made of Plexiglas. Illumination comes from two separately switched sources: an incandescent fixture within the arch, and halogen fixtures beneath, fir desktop/tabletop lighting.

Size: 28 in. (h) by [...]

Which of us… is to do the hard and dirty work for the rest — and for what pay?
Who is to do the pleasant and clean work, and for what pay?

– Sesame and Lilies, Lecture I (“Of Kings’ Treasures”)
John Ruskin (1819-1900)

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“It brings a new meaning for ratatouille, I’ll tell you that,” says Allen to [...]

While I see myself making new pieces of art furniture and lamps (see Commissions and Lamps, Etc.), and making all-clay wall vases and lighting sconces is too much fun to ignore, my main interest is in assemblage work. And what is assemblage? Here’s the American Heritage Dictionary (4th ed.) definition:

Assemblage, n.

The act of assembling.

The state [...]