Sculpture

I have become interested in the topological form of the Moebius strip and have recently made more than thirty small pieces exploring the form. 

A Moebius Strip is a mathematical object with only one surface and one edge.  It can be made by taking a strip of anything, giving one end a half twist, and joining the ends.  In late 2011 I became interested in exploring the sculptural possibilities of this shape in one-of-a-kind bronze sculptures made by the lost wax process.

In the earliest pieces, I built the wax over an underlying armature of paper or cloth. Then I tried knitting some strips with different yarns and building up the wax on a knitted substructure.  Soon I became interested in the knitting for its own sake, using a variety of knit stitches and patterns in my designs, so in many of the pieces the knitted stitches are very clearly seen.  I like the textural variations that are possible as well as the idea of traditional women's work that the knitting embodies, so I have been knitting strips of varying sizes, widths, proportions, shapes and textures--and, when it comes to patina,  colors.

I'm continuing to put birds in the pieces.  They are more abstract than most of my previous birds.