WINIFRED RISER
HOUSTON ARTIST
SCULPTURE
Darwin first phrased his famous theory "Survival of the Fit."
He didn’t add the competitive suffix until the fifth edition of his famous book.
Now, that is fun to think about. What if we all just need fit?
Wetland
Stainless steel, aluminum, plywood, glue, crepe myrtle cookies, spray paint
Out of the Frame
Steel, spray paint, found and dried roots
My Town
Concrete, stainless steel, cedar and rosemary root, varnish and glue
Tender, Tenacious and Tenuous. Parenting.
Reclaimed railroad tie, piano wire, reed
Three baskets
Paper yarn
Perforated Box
Steel and root, paint and glue
Parenting is funny. I really only think clearly about my boys when they've escaped (though, honestly, have I ever thought clearly about them?) We've concentrated so hard on providing a safe, reliable nest to nurture these creatures we were given... and het the spontaneous joy, the delight, the stunning electricity as they find the holes in teh walls and they s t r e t c h
Trying to empathize without losing my balance, 1 and 2.
Left:
Beyond my Bubble
Reed, wood and brick
Right:
Extension tension
Found and dried rosemary, piano wire, marble