oxidation.corrosion.rust

‘…merely from exposure to moisture in the air…’

‘…forming a crack in the core of a solid craggy mass…’

'...like dry stitches between the linear segments...'

‘…a rocky cradle, a cherished white stone…’

in the studio: ice

What begins as a humble disc of ice precariously balanced

within the branches of an apple tree,

translates into this unexpected sculptural detail
representing ice, honey or amber.

'fractured'       Barbara De Pirro

(acrylic encapsulated styrene & steel)

'unearthed'      Barbara De Pirro

(crocheted fiber encapsulated in acrylic & steel)