The Naiads-beloved of the Gods DH Banker small works in Alabaster
JANUARY 18th March 9th
2014
the NAIADS BELOVED OF THE GODS This particular series takes its inspiration from the water nymphs of Greek myth. The Naiads were immortal, minor divinities who inhabited the rivers, streams, lakes, marshes, fountains, and spring of earth. They were the protectors of girls and maidens, overseeing their safe passage into adulthood.
I choose a stone and carve to reveal the individual form which the shape of that stone inspires, in this case the grace and movement of a special type of female figure, the Greek water nymph.
This process of revelation fascinates me and draws me in, time and time again. The movements I find within the stone are suggested by the undulating contours of each individual piece of alabaster and, as I refine them, cause the figure to lift and soar.
The translucency of the carved alabaster captures the light and lets the stone glow and as it is worked, eventually show off its hidden colors and come alive.
– DH Banker, 2014
DH Banker resides in Annapolis, MD. She teaches sculpture at St John’s College and at Glenelg Country High School. She studied at the American College in Paris and graduated from George Washington University. Her work is in many collections all over the world. Banker accepts commissions for portrait busts, large stone carving and bronze casting. Each sculpture is one of a kind and can not be duplicated however a similar style or likeness may be requested.
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alabaster The use of alabaster to create decorative objects and lamps with ornamental carving dates back to early civilization. A three foot vase with a relief from Warka, dating between 3500-3000 B.C., can be found in the British Museum. Fine alabaster busts from Sumer, 3000 B.C., are now in the Louvre. Alabaster was worked by the Egyptians as well. An ornate alabaster triple oil lamp in the form of three lotus flowers was found in the Tomb of Tutankhamun, (1356 B.C.). The sarcophagus of Seti I, (1304 B.C.) was made of alabaster. The use of Alabaster for decorative work is found through the history of Sumer, Babylonia and Assyria. The Romans made small ornamental objects and boxes while open work bas-reliefs was carved in India. From the 6th - 13th centuries, monasteries in Mediterranean countries, like Greece, France, Italy and Spain, used thin flat slabs of alabaster as windowpanes because of its translucency.
the NAIADS BELOVED OF THE GODS
Naiad IX: Cleodora 6” x 3” x 4” SOLD
Naiad X: Lara 5” x 2.5” x 3”
Naiad XI: Memphis 5” x 4” x 1.5”
Naiad XII: Tiasa 5.5” x 2” x 5.5” SOLD
Naiad XIII: Daphne 7” x 3” x 3.5” SOLD
Naiad XIV: Castallia 5.5” x 1.5” x 3” SOLD
Naiad XV: Arethusa 5.5” x 1.5” x 3”
Naiad XVI, Liriope 8” x 3.5” x 2” SOLD
Naiad XVII, Moria XVII, Moria
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