Green Piece

  • Green Piece,an emerald green Pollitt glass sculpture invites you to travel through the turns and twists of its 1'-2" high x 4" diameter design.
  • A medium polish finish on the Pollitt glass sculpture, called Green Piece, reveals shadows and lines from its far side.

GREEN PIECE

EMERALD GREEN

1′-2” H X 4” Dia.

CONTACT HARRY

Creating this piece

  • An 8"-high cylinder perches on a 1"-high stem. And together they balance atop a 5"-high, round-bottomed base.
    An 8″-high cylinder perches on a 1″-high stem. And together they balance atop a 5″-high, round-bottomed base.
  • A rounded base with meridian-like groves now balances a tornado-shaped top almost twice its height.
    A rounded base with meridian-like groves now balances a tornado-shaped top almost twice its height.
  • The tornado shape is now excavated. With 1/4 of the wall missing, it reveals its hollow center as it twists above the maridian base.
    The tornado shape is now excavated. With 1/4 of the wall missing, it reveals its hollow center as it twists above the maridian base.
  • The wax has been "sanded" to a smoother finish in this photo of the opposite side of the tornado shape..
    The wax has been “sanded” to a smoother finish in this photo of the opposite side of the tornado shape..
  • What looks to be a finished wax sculpture shows a graceful, open structure atop a swirled meridan base.
    What looks to be a finished wax sculpture shows a graceful, open structure atop a swirled meridan base.
  • But the final wax reveals a dramatically evolved design.. Multiple, slender twists. Increased negative space. And the artist's pursuit of sculptural grace.
    But the final wax reveals a dramatically evolved design.. Multiple, slender twists. Increased negative space. And the artist’s pursuit of sculptural grace.