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Arches Vessel #2

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Materials: copper, enamel, silver Dimensions: 8 x 7 x 7 inches Copper vessel spun in two parts and soldered together. Enameled using cloisonne and sifting techniques. Top is constructed of silver. Photo credit: Rafael Molina Harlan W Butt Harlan W. Butt, Metalsmith Denton, Texas. USA The earth, its plants and animals, inspire me to create. The making of art is more than a record of these things, it is part of the activity of discovering connections. The patterns in my cloisonné represent nature’s repetition in structure and surface. Words are the human marks we make to signify meaning. The contemporary dialogue focusing on the environment and the global impact of human habitation on its health and diversity involves serious debate on issues concerning conservation versus preservation of wilderness, capitalism as a sustainable system of economics on a planet of limited natural resources, anthropocentrism, as opposed to biocentrism, as a world view and accusations of environmentalism as a new form of Western imperialism. Nature is no longer as simple as appreciating the beauty of a flower. And yet beauty exists and its power and frailty reminds us to enjoy each moment and not take for granted our own tiny place in the universe.


Materials: copper, enamel, silver Dimensions: 8 x 7 x 7 inches Copper vessel spun in two parts and soldered together. Enameled using cloisonne and sifting techniques. Top is constructed of silver. Photo credit: Rafael Molina Harlan W Butt Harlan W. Butt, Metalsmith Denton, Texas. USA The earth, its plants and animals, inspire me to create. The making of art is more than a record of these things, it is part of the activity of discovering connections. The patterns in my cloisonné represent nature’s repetition in structure and surface. Words are the human marks we make to signify meaning. The contemporary dialogue focusing on the environment and the global impact of human habitation on its health and diversity involves serious debate on issues concerning conservation versus preservation of wilderness, capitalism as a sustainable system of economics on a planet of limited natural resources, anthropocentrism, as opposed to biocentrism, as a world view and accusations of environmentalism as a new form of Western imperialism. Nature is no longer as simple as appreciating the beauty of a flower. And yet beauty exists and its power and frailty reminds us to enjoy each moment and not take for granted our own tiny place in the universe.


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