THE MATTERS OF SIZE AND THE URGE TO ANTHROPOMORPHISE:

 

These are "Emotional Support Sculptures" made during the lockdown of the Pandemic. Each is titled after a Motown song. I grew up in the city of Detroit hearing this music on the radio, as it was released, in the back of my mom's VW in the 1970s.

 

There is an allowance of imperfections, childlike and like nature herself. This is the organic world. I imagine them as having grown up through the earth, reaching up, up to the air, up to the sun.

 

They are meant to be enjoyed in small spaces, amongst other things collected over the years that create the tableau of one's life. They are specifically non-monumental.

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I like to think of them as being personal talismans or beings that wish the best for you. Tslk to them, like a plant or a pet, unburden yourself.Blessings or ceremony to become imbued with spirit is unnecessary. It is you who gives them meaning, a co-creator.. The owner decides what role the sculpture will take in their life. The sculpture is at your service.  

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