At the end of October, I celebrated my 67th birthday by visiting Storm King in the Hudson Valley, New York. Storm King Art Center is an open-air sculpture park situated on 500 acres. What is really special about this art park is the way the sculptures are situated in nature. The huge park left so much opportunity for discovery.
One sculpture there immediately reminded me of the crinkled texture I love to incorporate in my jewelry. Tal Streeter’s Endless Column was first installed next to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1969 as part of an exhibition of large scale works sited throughout NYC and was later moved to Storm King two years later. The red zig zag sculpture was intended to connect heaven and earth and you can see my photo of the giant 70 foot sculpture in the first of my photos from Storm KIng shown below.
I use the zig zag texture as a way to show a pathway to insight and deeper understanding, often using a crinkled spiral motif to an inner world. I did very much enjoy the way Streeter showed the pathway to the sky, which I think is another way to find balance in nature. There were so many wonderful sculptures at Storm King and I especially enjoyed the colorful Autumn colors in the landscape.
The visit was a wonderful way to celebrate my birthday in balance with art and nature. I can’t wait to go back and visit again.
