I’m continuing to share some of the pieces currently on display at the Urbandale Art Gallery. This nesting piece builds on the lacy series, but shifts the visual language from curves and circles to sharp angles and triangular forms. As with the circular nesting bowls, this work is composed of four separate pieces that nest together and function as a single object. The triangular cutouts echo the sharp outward angles in the bowl and vase forms. Unlike the circular vases, where gradient from light to dark tended to highlight the distinctions between the forms, these pieces gradient from dark to light. This enhances the unity between the forms because the contrast between the outer, darker piece and the inner, lighter piece viewed in partial shadow is small. The color gradient and the angularity suggests flame-like imagery. Together, the four pieces form a cohesive object defined by repetition, contrast, and gradual transformation.
