191. Bird Table
Title: Bird Table
Date: None
Subject: Bird
Measurements: 15” W x 15” D x 35” H
Materials and Techniques: Wooden forms, wooden pie slice, wicker strands, acrylic bristles
Description: A variety of wooden forms separate three tiers of round wooden forms. Perched on the top tier is the form of a small bird. Above the bottom tier are two identical, vertical cylindrical wooden forms with a flared base. Above the middle tier are stacked round wooden forms that create one cylindrical shape. Above the top tier is the form of a small bird, represented by an upside down wooden pie slice. The handle of the pie slice, which represents the bird’s head and face, has a small hole drilled through it, representing the bird’s eyes. Attached to the top of the bird’s head is a clump of acrylic bristles, representing feathers. Two stands of wicker are attached underneath the bird’s body, representing the standing bird’s long legs.
Signed: “NSG” etched on base
Note: Exhibited as #20 “Bird Table” at Duncan Campbell’s gallery in 1996. Cost: 1,500 British pounds.