Nancy Wood Pink

Body and Mind Nancy Wood Pink

Glazed High-Fire Stoneware 8.5" x 10" x 10" $400

Reaching, writhing, floating, seeking. This sculpture challenges the idea that the body is merely a temporary vessel for the eternal spirit or mind. Clay and glaze unify the two forms: the traditional jar shape, representing the spirit, and the tentacle-like extrusions, representing the body. Both are fully present and equally involved in the search for life’s meaning.

Existential Crisis Nancy Wood Pink

Glazed High-Fire Stoneware 8" x 7" x 7" $350

The spherical element of this sculpture is intended to symbolize the perfect Self that lies within all beings. That perfect Self cannot remain isolated, however. The tentacular elements of the sculpture symbolize two ideas in tension. On one level they portray the soft, flexible vulnerability we must develop in order to connect with others. On another level, as fired stoneware, the forms become hard and brittle as we develop defenses against too much vulnerability. The forces are united by the green glaze, because green is the color of life and growth.