Description

This piece is part of an ongoing theme in my work of the ancient elements "Earth, Air, Fire, Water and the Universal." Each sculpture in the series develops a solid material such as marble, serpentine, alabaster or calcite into some representation of one of these fundamental qualities. In the case of this work, "Fire #8: For what it's worth" the orange/white of the Honeycomb Onyx naturally lends itself to represent flame. Placing the carved onyx on heavily charred wood creates the bold contrasting illusion of a cool constant flame. The importance of fire to humanity can not be overstated, but if we are not careful our mastery of this essential resource may lead to our undoing and burn us all.