Feather III

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Object Name: 
Sculpture
Title: 
Feather III
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
Australia, Australian Capital Territory, Canberra
Accession Number: 
2005.6.5
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 13.5 cm, Diam: 33.5 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
2005
Web Description: 
Douglas uses a limited palette of black and white glass for her objects, which are engraved with subtle marks and lines reminiscent of patterns in landscape. Her works reference things found in nature, such as smooth rocks and acorns, and by the simple and minimal forms of mid-20th-century Italian glass design.

More Info

Department: 
Postwar and Contemporary
Provenance: 
Beaver Galleries, Former Collection
2005-06-07
Color: 
amethyst
black
Technique: 
glassblowing
engraving
cold-working
sanding
grinding
Material: 
glass
Inscription: 
[illegible] 2005
Signature and date
: 
Engraved On underside near hole.
Copyright: 
© Mel Douglas

Description

Primary Description: 
Sculpture, "Feather III". Translucent amethyst glass (appears black); blown, cold-worked, engraved, ground, hand-sanded. Large donut shaped sculpture with engraved diagonal lines on top half.

Exhibitions (1)

Favorites From the Contemporary Glass Collection
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass
Changing Exhibitions Gallery

Publications (2)

Jurors' Choice (New Glass Review 33) (2012) illustrated, p. 94, bottom; BIB# AI87132
Jurors' Choice (2006) illustrated, p. 86; BIB# AI86112