LOL sorry! ^_^ You have to admit though, Mary's stuff is incredible. I've seen a lot of lampwork but nothing quite like hers. I wore my new Beach Heart necklace all day & got compliments non-stop.
I think a lot about the nature of my art. I don't think there's any art object that's quite as culturally diverse as masks, & they are part part of every society at every age. I feel like part of a centuries-old tradition...not so different from any artisan you might have met in Greece or Rome or Ireland or Japan, thousands of years ago. I can't think of any other art object that has the cultural significance of a mask...so as a mask artisan I take my responsibility to create these things thoughtfully very seriously.
A mask on a wall always strikes me as something waiting, waiting to be used.
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Date: 2009-03-31 04:21 am (UTC)I think a lot about the nature of my art. I don't think there's any art object that's quite as culturally diverse as masks, & they are part part of every society at every age. I feel like part of a centuries-old tradition...not so different from any artisan you might have met in Greece or Rome or Ireland or Japan, thousands of years ago. I can't think of any other art object that has the cultural significance of a mask...so as a mask artisan I take my responsibility to create these things thoughtfully very seriously.
A mask on a wall always strikes me as something waiting, waiting to be used.