Faces in the Forest
Some of these works grew out of the Iroquois False Face Society masks and legends behind them. Out of these masks (sculpture) and legends came a new collection of works, called Body-Pots, Body-Parts, or Faces in the Forest. They are large Bronze humorous pots using body parts, large lips, and sometimes crooked noses. One of these works is called Bubbles. It is one of several works inspired by the masks of the False Face Society of the Iroquois Indian.
Maude
These Body Pots | Body Parts are all part of the Faces in the Forest series of sculptures. They are expressive of the fears, dreams, vices and victories of human experience. Pucker Up, Sassyfras, Maude and Toe Pot are representations of the light-hearted side of life. Pucker Up is the alluring female spirit that drives men wild with desire. Sassyfras represents the youthful and innocent version of this same spirit.
Bronze
23” x 19” x 22”
Liplash
This is part of a series based on the monolithic statues found on Easter Island. The artist’s intent was to first soften and then exaggerate the harsh angular features of the famous Island faces.
Bronze
21” x 13.5” x 15”
Scarface
Shown in Silver Nitrate patina. Is a resemblance of the Stone Moai and other artifacts of Easter Island.
Medium
Size
Pucker Up
Part of the Body Pots | Body Parts collection
White terracotta, glazed
22” x 15” x 18”
Why Me?
Why Me? is an expression of the tragedy of breast cancer that affects so many women, leaving them lost. This is a face among leafless trees, filled with dismay and a knowledge of its own loss and of being lost.
Bronze
18” x 21” x 18”
Lust
Part of a series inspired by the artist’s interest in “false face” masks. The False Face Society of the Iroquois people were a select group who wore masks to invoke the spirits and befriend them in an attempt to combat illness, diseases of the mind, and misfortune. The False Faces led the communal dream interpretation during ceremonies. These sculptures have the twisted mouth and thickened lips characteristic of the Native American masks.
Bronze
26” x 25” x 18”
Sassyfras
Part of the Body Pots | Body Parts, Faces in the Forest collection
Silver Nitrate on bronze
26” x 16” x 18”