Sculpture > Mend

Holding Stitch
cast glass, copper, found objects
14" x 28.5" x 11.5"
2021
Pinch Gathering
cast glass, found objects
11.5" x 47.5" x 18"
2015
Reflection
cast glass, metal, found object
7'10" x 5'3" x 2'
2017
Reflection (detail)
cast glass, metal, found object
7'10" x 5'3" x 2'
2017
Retain
cast glass, copper
16" x 14.5" x 3.25"
2015
Disdain
cast glass
15.5" x 12.75" x 3.75"
2015
Entangled by Intrigue
cast glass, found object
28.5" x 14" x 4"
2015
Endless
cast glass
5" x 14" x 13"
2016

For this body of work, I focused on the idea of mending, which describes the want to make something broken, worn, or torn, whole again by the act of repairing. This process is not inevitable, but a choice we make.

From numerous interactions we may become worn or fatigued. By an unforeseen experience we can be unraveled. It is through self-preservation and the help of others that we choose to mend and become sound. Encouragement or a helping guide may pull you up and take you forward. Other mends require stitches of time. The wear and repairs remain and continue, but through this patchwork we gain a better understanding of ourselves.

Jennifer A. Halvorson