Bird Woman

Basalt, stainless steel, and granite. 2013. 28″ high. Private Collection.

Without anything particular in mind at first, I tried various techniques at a basalt carving workshop in eastern Washington, just learning to carve basalt.  As I experimented and the stone grew smaller, I imagined a winged human form.  Bird Woman emerged from the exercise.

Black Surfer and Sailing on a Silent Sea are carved in chips from early stages of Bird Woman.