Topeka Competition 30 / Sarah Perkins
Sarah Perkins | Springfield MO
"Black Open Bowl" (2010)
copper, enamel
As a maker of hollowware, I use properties of the metal: the plasticity, the permanence and the dimensionality. As an enameler, I use properties of the glass: the preciousness, the surface qualities and the color. In my work these properties function together to make a whole, with the two materials complementing and completing each other, rather than one being visually more important than the other.
My work reflects my emotional response to my environment, often referring to landscape, body part or natural object. Some of the forms are based directly on plants, fruits, rock formations and other natural objects. The colors and enamel imagery are derived from natural objects as well because I find the natural modulations of color, texture and surface very appealing and very intimate.
Topeka Competition 30 / Sarah Perkins
Sarah Perkins | Springfield MO
"Black Open Bowl" (2010)
copper, enamel
As a maker of hollowware, I use properties of the metal: the plasticity, the permanence and the dimensionality. As an enameler, I use properties of the glass: the preciousness, the surface qualities and the color. In my work these properties function together to make a whole, with the two materials complementing and completing each other, rather than one being visually more important than the other.
My work reflects my emotional response to my environment, often referring to landscape, body part or natural object. Some of the forms are based directly on plants, fruits, rock formations and other natural objects. The colors and enamel imagery are derived from natural objects as well because I find the natural modulations of color, texture and surface very appealing and very intimate.