Christine Joy, Small Dark Cloud, 2012, willow and Rocky Mountain maple with encaustic finish, overall_1: 15 3⁄4 × 20 3⁄4 × 15 1⁄2 in. (40 × 52.7 × 39.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mary Anne Fray, 2021.55.2
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Small Dark Cloud
- Artist
- Date
- 2012
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- overall_1: 15 3⁄4 × 20 3⁄4 × 15 1⁄2 in. (40 × 52.7 × 39.4 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mary Anne Fray
- Mediums Description
- willow and Rocky Mountain maple with encaustic finish
- Classifications
- Subjects
- Abstract
- Object Number
- 2021.55.2
Artwork Description
Inspired by birds’ nests and clouds, Christine Joy developed a weaving technique to convey the movement of nature. The artist works with pliable twigs of willow, harvested from her home in Montana. While her baskets are not functional in the traditional sense, both her process and the work itself contain her thoughts on the passage of time: “The weekly routine, the daily rhythm, the inevitable flow of time from birth to death, mysterious, astonishing, exciting, holding promise of life.”
This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World, 2022