Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Recent Work by David Carpenter





I promised slides and here they are. David made these shovels. They are ceramic overlaid with lace. I most definitely cannot explain it like David can, but the shovel pieces are essentially about the death of the blue collar job, and the value of manual labor in America. The first piece is an over sized helmet in a school chair, which reminds me of a dunce cap. The second piece is a biomorphic form (don't ask). I think they are beautiful! (My favorite it the second shovel.)

1 comment:

Elizabeth Spann said...

Congrats to David for finishing up a year of grad school! I love all this stuff- he did an amazing job. Such a talented guy you have there, Chandle. Miss you both!