Glyph Ceremonial Sculptures

After I made a number of the Glyph document pieces based on the bark beetle outlines, I conceived the idea of the Glyphs as larger metallic objects. I imagined the kind of ceremonial artifacts which might have been carried symbolically in a procession. I enlarged the outlines of the beetle galleries onto plywood which I cut out and then covered with multiple layers of patinated copper leaf. The sculptures are flat and designed to float about an inch or two away from the wall.

patinated copper leaf on wood, 23 x 18 inches (2017)

Glyph 02 sculpture

Patinated copper leaf on wood
23 x 18 inches (2017)
patinated copper leaf on wood, 38 x 15 inches (2017)

Glyph 05 sculpture

Patinated copper leaf on wood
38 x 15 inches (2017)
patinated copper leaf on wood, 37 x 11 inches (2017)

Glyph 06 sculpture

Patinated copper leaf on wood
37 x 11 inches (2017)
patinated copper leaf on wood, 37 x 23 inches (2017)

Glyph 07 sculpture

Patinated copper leaf on wood
37 x 23 inches (2017)
patinated copper leaf on wood, 45 x 17 inches (2018)

Glyph 08 sculpture

Patinated copper leaf on wood
45 x 17 inches (2018)
patinated copper leaf on wood, 42 x 14 inches (2018)

Glyph 10 sculpture

Patinated copper leaf on wood
42 x 14 inches (2018)
patinated copper leaf on wood, 36 x 23 inches (2017)

Glyph 13 sculpture

Patinated copper leaf on wood
36 x 23 inches (2017)
patinated copper leaf on wood, 38 x 29 inches (2018)

Glyph 21 sculpture

Patinated copper leaf on wood
38 x 29 inches (2018)
patinated copper leaf on wood, 31 x 24 inches (2017)

Glyph 22 sculpture

Patinated copper leaf on wood
31 x 24 inches (2017)
patinated copper leaf on wood, 30 x 26 inches (2017)

Glyph 23 sculpture

Patinated copper leaf on wood
30 x 26 inches (2017)
patinated copper leaf on wood, 59 x 19 inches (2018)

Glyph 26 sculpture

Patinated copper leaf on wood
59 x 19 inches (2018)