Turning of the Week for October 30, 2023

[hockenbery]

My choice for turning of the week is "Radiolarian VIII", by Michael Foster.
This piece caught my eye. The more I looked the more I liked it. Michael described being inspired by an electron microscope image of a radiolarian fossil dating back about 185 million years ago.

Nature is a great inspiration. Being unfamiliar with Radiolarians, Wikipedia told me they are a protozoan about .1-.2 mm in size. that’s about the thickness of a hair. Little guys, you could see with your eye as dots.
Michael's form brings those tiny fossilized remains to life on a scale that lets us appreciate the elegance of the mineral patterns radiolarians left behind. Thank you, Michael.

 

[Pat Wisniewski]

Having done a ‘little’ carving to date I can appreciate all the work that went into this piece. Well done!!

 

[Karl Hansen]

Amazing!!

 

[mfoster]

Just saw this made the Turning of the week. Thank you Al, it is always humbling to have a piece selected for such an honor. I love these forms, but I don't think they are everyones cup of tea.