Marcie Schwartzman
Fiber and Clay
Cairn Series
A cairn is a group of rocks brought together to show the way. I try to capture the posture and the textures which make these surprise findings compelling.
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A cairn is a group of rocks brought together to show the way. I try to capture the posture and the textures which make these surprise findings compelling.
Roughroad (Black and White Cairn), materials: Mid-fired wheel-thrown and altered stoneware; mid-fired hand-built stoneware; satin cording; rayon embroidery on UltraSuede; tufted silk charmeuse fabric with glass beads, 15”H x 10”W x 8”D, 2022
Gibbon Moon (Grey Cairn), mid-fired wheel-thrown and altered stoneware; Cotton and wool embroidery on synthetic fabric, 17” x 8”W x 6”D, 2022
Moss and Lichen, mid-fired wheel-thrown and altered stoneware; mid-fired hand-built stoneware; cotton embroidery on cotton fabric, 14”H x 8”W x 6”D
Morning (Brown Cairn), materials: mid-fired wheel-thrown and altered stoneware; wood cookies; synthetic fabric with rayon crochet; rayon crochet; burlap with cotton rayon and linen embroidery, 18”H x 13”W x 9”D, 2022