Excavation Series 61

Date2018

MediumPorcelain, glazes, local minerals, and dirt

ClassificationsCeramic

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Ellingson Family

Object number2019.12.2

Label TextArtist Statement: The flower has been used for millennia, cross-culturally, as a symbol for transcendence into the sublime. I am interested in the image of the flower as a vehicle for this transformation. We all encounter struggles and sorrows in this journey called life. I begin the sculptural process on the potter’s wheel, folding and expanding the delicate porcelain layers into a Fibonacci composition, a sequence found very often in nature. I am fascinated that a delicate object, like a flower, has such a powerful spiritual and aesthetic presence and ability to help us and lift our spirits.
-Mary Beierle

Source: https://www.marybeierle.com/about

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On view

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