CARVED AND PAINTED PLATTERS
The painted platters were a direct outgrowth of the ceremonial pieces.
Cutting through a colored surface to reveal a pattern, modeled after the ceramic technique of sgraffito, enabled me to create new kinds of patterns while utilizing plain woods.
With all of these pieces, the idea of the mandala was foremost. The rims carried a lot of energy, sometimes chaotic, which was resolved by the calm center.
First painted platter, Yellow Birch w/india ink, 16" diameter, 1993.
Spiral Wave, Yellow Birch w/india ink, 15" diameter, 1993.
African pattern platter, Sugar Maple w/milk paint, 16" diameter, 1993.
Blue Lines pattern, Sugar Maple w/milk paint, 12" diameter, 1993.
Spinning Ring pattern, Sugar Maple w/milk paint, 12" diameter, 1994.
Long Lines, Yellow Birch w/India ink, 17" diameter, 1993.
Tidal Rip pattern, Black Cherry w/milk paint, 17" diameter, 1995.
Pine Needle pattern, Sugar Maple, 16 1/2" diameter, 1996.
Crowded Squares, Sugar Maple w/gesso, 14" diameter, 1998.
Circles, Maple w/gesso, 15", 1998.
St. Marks Variation II, Sugar Maple w/gesso, 17" diameter, 2000.
St. Marks Variation, detail.
St. Marks Variation II, Sugar Maple w/gesso, 17" diameter, 2000.
St. Marks Variation III, Sugar Maple w/gesso, 17" diameter, 2000.
Transforming Wave, Sugar Maple w/gesso, 15" diameter, 1999.
Ghost Circle, Sugar Maple w/gesso, 16" diameter, 2001.
Too Many Triangles, Sugar Maple w/gesso, 16" diameter, 2001.
Triangles, Sugar Maple w/gesso, 15" diameter, 2004.
Lines and Squares, Mahogany w/gesso, 20" diameter, 2003.
Lines and Triangles, Mahogany w/gesso, 28” diameter, 2003.
Lines and Triangles, detail.
Star Coral Platter, Mahogany w/milk paint, 18" diameter, 2005.
Star Coral Platter, detail.
Nairobi Squares, Mahogany w/gesso, 18" diameter, 2007.