Gwen’s Blog

I believe that the height of the “primary object” in art was achieved  in the 1960′s so I’m either way out of date or riding the crest of a revival.

Some objects are more eloquent than others;  my husband’s bass dominates the room with a  presence that  isn’t entirely due to its size. The Belgian hot chocolate pot  in my last post  also  commands my attention and my eye is often drawn by the grace of a small porcelain vessel made by my friend Penina;  but, I was truly surprised that the meat grinder that I pull out each year to make  cranberry relish  captured my imagination.  I enjoyed drawing  it in it’s various poses from different points of view.  An expressive object par excellence.

Meat grinder en arabesque

meat grinder in repose

When I opened the divided funnel,  I discovered some interesting sculptural shapes. Very exciting!

meat grinder as medieval weapon

hungry meat grinder