Passages referencing "Birdseye (1)" and "Birdseye (2)" describe different views of the same sculpture, not separate pieces. The form has no bottom — meant to tumble, pleasing on all sides.
Name Origin
Started as an egg blank that had a crack in it — uncertain if it was even usable. The crack put the piece on the boundary between two futures: it might never hatch (prey) or it might fly (fledge). The title "Neither Prey Nor Fledge" holds that in-between state. Becomingness as a title.
Casting Note
Mold made from original. Additionally, the piece was 3D scanned, scaled up, and 3D printed. Molds and casts exist for both the original size and the larger scaled version. Especially interesting as an exploration of scale and reproduction.
Type
wood sculpture
Process Notes
Rough turned on lathe, carved spiral with foredom and rotary burrs, refined with rasps and files.
Date Created
Late 2024 (after October Vesery class)
Ownership
Kept. Some cast derivatives gifted.
Vesery Note
Made after the Fort Collins class as a direct reflection of the class and its learnings. Applied the Vesery method independently.
Finish
Wax, buffed (same as Shell)
Origin Story
Started as a cracked egg blank during/after the Vesery class period. The crack made the outcome uncertain. Rough turned on lathe, spiral carved with Foredom and rotary burrs, refined with rasps and files. Made from salvaged birdseye maple whose figure amplifies the contained complexity of the spiral.
Dimensions
A bit larger than a jumbo egg
Status
Complete. Original and most derivatives still in artist’s possession. Some cast derivatives given away.
Materials
birdseye maple Distinctive eye figure patternwoodsalvaged
Techniques
Lathe turning
Rasp
Bowl Gouge
Foredom
Saburrtooth Rotary Burrs
Files
Formal Elements
spiralInward-turning coiled form with grooves that trace directional flowindecision becoming decision, path through uncertainty
grooveCarved channel that creates rhythm and directionality, invites tactile followingmarking the path of energy through the form
Embodies
becomingnessThe quality of being in passage between states. Not before, not after—during.
Illuminates
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