The Fire Series
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11241344 |
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| Authors | Julie Wagner (0000-0002-1439-8940, corresponding author), Laurie Tumer |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 129 |
| Publication date | 1995-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers A Journal of Women Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0160-9009 • E-ISSN: 1536-0334 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3346791 |
| OpenAlex | W2331637009 |
| Language | EN |
The pieces in these photographs are from a series begun in 1993. I carved the figures from wood, saving all the scraps, chips, and shavings. When the piece was finished, I placed it outside, built a fire with the scraps from the piece, and let it bum until the scraps were consumed. At that point the piece was complete. I have always been interested in seeing my pieces weather in some sense seeing them take on a life of their own. I tried to set things up so that I could relinquish control and let the fire work its will on them. For me it was a means of
Series (stratigraphy · Crafts, Textile, and Design · Engineering and Material Science Research · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies · Geology · Paleontology
| Highly cited | No |
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