The Mantle Piece

H 14 x W 18 x D 8

This piece--The Mantle Piece--has a pun in its name. Not only is it to be placed at mantel-height (just below eye level), it also represents the culmination of the Come Together Series.

The Come Together Series includes pieces of piqued intricacy. They came together organically--with no envisioned design beforehand. They developed intricately--at a level unnoticed in photos. To perceive the level of detail portrayed--my brushstoke--they're best viewed from a distance of about 2-3 feet.

The Mantle Piece is the preeminent piece of the series. It has the "idyllic duality" of The Golden Mean And Artifice. It's "in the arms of our Mother" like Archetype. It's got the "soul of existence" as does Entanglement. It "brings together all shared by and common to man" like Unity Sampler. And, it has varying perspectives approaching that of 360° Perspective.

Unlike all these pieces, The Mantle Piece is not suspended--it's grounded on earth. Just as all my work comes together one remnant at a time, this series came together one piece at a time--enveloped by The Mantle Piece.

See Relevant Quote for The Mantle Piece--and the other pieces in the Come Together Series