My sculptures are a narrative based
on past and possible ‘future’
memories. The destruction of any
part of our fragile ecological web
may result in our recalling natural
forms only through our own
constructions. I imagine a time
where we remember and venerate
those creatures and places that are
gone forever. We revert to forms we
cobble together from bits of wood,
making them simultaneously more
intimate and more remote, as the
real creatures and places exist only
in memory.
My father was a woodworker, and
his aesthetic and love for wood
became part of my visual
vocabulary. The wood textures I use
are a metaphor for the careful
building of memories, altars and
sanctuaries, one board at a time.
on past and possible ‘future’
memories. The destruction of any
part of our fragile ecological web
may result in our recalling natural
forms only through our own
constructions. I imagine a time
where we remember and venerate
those creatures and places that are
gone forever. We revert to forms we
cobble together from bits of wood,
making them simultaneously more
intimate and more remote, as the
real creatures and places exist only
in memory.
My father was a woodworker, and
his aesthetic and love for wood
became part of my visual
vocabulary. The wood textures I use
are a metaphor for the careful
building of memories, altars and
sanctuaries, one board at a time.
| Fragile Balance: Everglades Ceramics & Glaze 22"H x 18"W x 18"D |
| The Last Iceberg: Ship of Fools Ceramics & Glaze 16"H x 17"W x 12"D |
| Altar to the Last Bird Ceramics & Glaze 21"H x 16"W x 15"D |
| Oil Slick Ceramics & Glaze 12"H x 22"W x 13"D |
| Candidate for Shark's Fin Soup Ceramics & Glaze 6"H x 11"W x 5"D |
J u d i t h B e r k K i n g Sculpture |