Mother of Pearl is a sculpture of a giant clam. The inner shell is carved in chatoyant Siberian nephrite, the outer shell is a gold-plated bronze casting taken from an actual Tridacna gigas, and the pearl is jadeite from California; the base is Edwards Black nephrite from Wyoming. Three different jades meet in the one piece.
Ideas for sculptures often incubate for years, waiting for the right time to hatch. An invitation to China in 2014, to exhibit jade work in Suzhou, was the impetus to interpret the beauty of a giant clamshell from a novel perspective, something the artist had intended for years.
Materials: Siberian nephrite, gold-plated bronze, jadeite from California, Edwards Black nephrite from Wyoming
Dimensions: length 28 cm × width 18 cm × height 12 cm
In private collection.
Mother of Pearl is a sculpture of a giant clam. The inner shell is carved in chatoyant Siberian nephrite, the outer shell is a gold-plated bronze casting taken from an actual Tridacna gigas, and the pearl is jadeite from California; the base is Edwards Black nephrite from Wyoming. Three different jades meet in the one piece.
Ideas for sculptures often incubate for years, waiting for the right time to hatch. An invitation to China in 2014, to exhibit jade work in Suzhou, was the impetus to interpret the beauty of a giant clamshell from a novel perspective, something the artist had intended for years.
Materials: Siberian nephrite, gold-plated bronze, jadeite from California, Edwards Black nephrite from Wyoming
Dimensions: length 28 cm × width 18 cm × height 12 cm
In private collection.
