Large Rock Box with 2 Lizards Shown closed, Click on image to show larger and open
7"L x 3"H $90
Small Rock Box with Lizard Shown closed, Click on image to show larger and open
4"L x 3"H $48
Two boxes, 'Sandstone' left, 'Igneous' right, shown closed
Two boxes - OPEN showing melted glass interiors, and lids
Left box: $120, right box $45
Lizard Rock Boxes, $45 to $120
Stories and details below...
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Rock Box with snake Shown closed, Click on image to show larger and open
7"L x 3.5"H $80
Small Rock Box with Snake Shown closed, Click on image to show larger and open
4.75"L x 3"H $48
Lizard Rock Box 487, closed
Lizard Rock Box 487 - OPEN Multi-chambered box with lids 7.5"L x 3"H, $290
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REPTILE ROCK BOXES
Inspired by geological forms I began the
Reptile Rock Boxes series in 1994.
The 'rock's' exterior texture resembles rock types -
Igneous/Metamorphic, Sedimentary/Conglomerate
(Sandstone) or smooth River Stones.
The river stones in groups nestle together as if you found them
in a stream bed.
Other boxes are multi-chambered, looking like stacks of
sandstone.
They are adorned with one or more lizards, horned
toads, Gila Monsters, geckos, snakes...
or impressions of fossils (trilobites, my favorite).
These boxes are great containers for small treasures. They
open to reveal a geode-like interior of colorful blue and green melted
glass and glazes representing a hidden life sustaining pool of water, a
most important treasure in the desert. I’ve made over 1,200 of
these boxes and still delight in their form and surprise
interiors.
This rock box series is my strongest environmental statement.
The subject "water in the desert", the recycled clay, reclaimed glazes
and glass removed from the desert and city streets emphasizes
my strong commitment to recycling, and protecting the desert's
natural water. See glaze reclamation essay.
Prices range from $45 to $300.
(Although I made plaster press molds of various
lizards, no lizards were harmed making these
boxes.)
Signed, numbered series.
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