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to hold you in my hands |
| The Point Gallery June July - 2011 Part of a three person show "Observations" with Margaret Day and George Wallace |
| ephemeral art art insertions installations organic sculpture site-sensitive art land art saltspring island art handmade stones clay stones ceramic stones |
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| in memory of Deboragh Gainer |
| Statement To hold, to cradle, to embrace, to carry. There's a strong pull of gravity in a dense, smooth stone. It gives strength as well as rest. When I roll clay in the centre of my palms, it's a healing act. The weight, the pressure and the touch are restorative. I've made thousands of stones. Most have been given to beaches or favourite places, or to friends. For this project the handmade and real stones were laid down according to the architectural shape of the gallery, the bare slab of slate by the stairs, and the spaces between the trees. As humans we often mark special places, especially burial sites, with stones. Part of the reason I make stones is to understand substance and stability. Even rock wears down. I can see my life as a single pebble on a beach, a shoulder of granite scarred by a glacier, or soft sandstone eroding at a touch. Holding a smooth, rounded stone has grounded me when nothing else has. It's as if my body remembers where it came from. |
| in my hands. Green stones |
| To hold you in my hands. White stones |
| To hold you in my hands: Trees |
| To hold you in my hands: Trees (detail) |
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| To hold you in my hands. Green stones (detail) |
| To hold you in my hands. White stones (detail) |
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