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Artist T.J. Mabrey 

Show Dates
September 29 - October 21, 2009
First Friday Opening Reception October 2 6-9pm 
 


Artist Statement:

From my early interest in creation myths emerged astronomy, constellations and clouds of stardust. 

The ancients spoke of a world tree that was sometimes portrayed as rooted in the stars and sky. It grew outward and down to shed its seeds of creation upon the earth.

There is magic in watching the evening sky--the anticipation of it slowly becoming strewn with stars as if they were seeds cast from a gourd. 

Do stars and planets know where they are going?

How does a seed know what to be when it grows up?

Are these two things connected?

 

TJ Mabrey
"Long Pod" 84x10.5x6 cm
TJ Mabrey
"Oleander Pod" 90x9x9 cm
TJ Mabrey
"Swan Pod" 57x21x21 cm
TJ Mabrey
"Wisteria Pod" 36x31x11 cm
TJ Mabrey
"Oak Pod with Faces" 33x18x18 cm
TJ Mabrey
"Human Bean Pod" 45x37x20 cm
Sculpture by T.J. Mabrey
Black Pod I & II
All images copyright of the artist 2009.  info@croftartgallery.com  254.714.1710