Ancient Rings 98

A canvas of ivory rings holds a field of color—small windows set with intention, then allowed to find their place.

Turquoise, amber, green, and red rise in vertical groupings, each shaped by value and position. Some sit quietly. Others assert themselves. Together, they create a rhythm that shifts as the vessel turns.

The structure begins as a grid, but it doesn’t stay rigid. As the form moves through the deep slump, circles stretch, alignments soften, and the pattern loosens into something more fluid. What was precise becomes responsive.

Light lives inside the piece. Transparent layers adjust the value—lighter, richer, deeper—so the color changes with movement. The matte ivory surface removes reflection, letting the color speak cleanly.

This piece continues the exploration of how thousands of individual decisions resolve into a single form. Not assembled so much as recognized—when it finally clicks into place.