%C2%A9 Norm Sartorius
Spoon, 1997
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Amboyna burlexpand_more
Gift of Ruth and David Waterbury in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Minneapolis Institute of Artsexpand_more 2014.107.4
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Sartorius’s specialty is spoons that are more decorative than functional. The wood’s natural edge plays a strong role in this large spoon, what he calls a “diet spoon because no one would want to bring that jagged edge to their mouth.”
Sustainability also plays a large part in his work. He often takes advantage of other artists’ waste for his small spoons. Sartorius says, “This is the largest of several natural-edge spoons I have made, most being carved from amboyna burl. My source for this beautiful wood was the Portland, Oregon, wood turner Dan Kvitka. I would buy his waste wood after he had bandsawn his turning blank from a large amboyna burl cap.”
Details
- Title
- Spoon
- Artist Life
- born 1947
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2014.107.4
- Curator Approved
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