Browse Collections (28 total)

Works of Food

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Pieces made by Michelle Holzapfel that use food imagery: fruits and vegetables, pie and cake, in still-life form.

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Woven, Knitted and Upholstered

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References to textiles and basketry create a link to the earliest artifacts. Textiles (from the same Latin root as texture, context, text and, via…

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Banjo Heels

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Banjo heels carved by commission for Fielding Banjos.
Will Fielding 1950-2014.

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Bowls: Turned and Carved

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A collection of works that explore the bowl form, both turned on the lathe, and carved off the lathe.
The vessel as metaphor for self serves on both…

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Vases: Turned and Carved

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The vessel’s rich vocabulary inspires multiple manifestations, from the banal to the divine. The form can shift shape and brim with meaning: religious…

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Tableaux

Peaches and Cream

Works made in the form of a tableaux, or arrangement to be viewed on a horizontal surface.

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Spoons

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Works that use the Spoon form.

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Works For the Wall

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Works that are displayed on the wall.

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Boxes

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Works in the form of a box, or container.

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