"Trapped Terrace Gap" Bowl

ca. 1984

Wayne Higby calls upon the western landscape of his childhood to create works that pay homage to the grandeur of nature and create a focal point for meditation. In the “Trapped Terrace Gap” Bowl the fracture of the ground represented on the outside wall of the piece is continued on the opposite inside wall. Seen from the proper angle, this natural feature jumps the “canyon” of the void between the walls. At the same time, the earthenware bowl is made from the very earth it represents.