Similar to the themes present in “Sojourn,” which explores the female lifecycle, from birth to death, “Lodestar” is rife with religious and mystical symbolism offset by contemporary realism. Composed of thirty hand-painted glass panels chronicling women in various stages of life, the exhibition is laid out in one single group. Painted in a detailed style reminiscent of etching, these works revel in their feminine details. Smith first became interested in glass through Christopher Wilmarth, a friend of her father, minimalist sculptor Tony Smith. Ms. Smith says that she took a liking to blown and solid glass early in her career (the mid-1980s), an era which she laments, “suffered [from] ‘a tremendous cultural bias since this type of work was considered craft and really dismissed.’”
Not so anymore.
This Image features: Search, 2008, Cast aluminum, white gold and gold leaf. Mirror Blossoms, 2008, Mouth blown clear antique glass, black paint, yellow and white gold-coated, Five Panels, approximately each. Silver Bird, 2006, Ink on Nepal paper with silver gouache, mica, glitter and graphite
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