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Miriam Carpenter
Feather 11,889, 2015
Hand-carved white oak with steam bent spine. Burnished with graphite powder.
A note from Miriam
Over the past twelve years, I have developed an evolving series of delicately carved wooden feathers. Starting with feather 11,903 – the average number of feathers on a mallard duck – and counting backwards, I have now completed over 30 of these intimate sculptures. “Feathers 11,889, 11,888 & 11,887” was an experiment in carving white oak so thin that the tylosis (outgrowths that block the large pores) broke free to reveal a dramatic texture of porous growth rings. The dense medullary rays of this species project through the growth rings, offering a kind-of woven structure and the ability to shape incredibly thin undulating forms. Shaping the form defines the tools I can use and an order to the process. This order is as flexible and idiosyncratic as the character of the wood in hand.
Miriam Carpenter is a contemporary artist and designer based in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. As a Rhode Island School of Design alumna, she began her career designing alongside Mira Nakashima. Through new processes, she investigates the mundane, unveiling the hidden complexities around us. Imbued with heart and soul, her action-oriented form of art is a union of traditional technique, ingenuity and talent that is rooted in a conscious effort to create lasting positive change.
| Dimensions | 3.75 × 2 × .625 in |
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| Date | 2015 |
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| Exhibitions | 2024 Gift Guide |
