ready & waiting by rachael shannon
Medium: Wood (cedar, walnut, pecan, oak), porcelain, electrical wiring
Size: 4.5″ x 4.5″ x 11″
Artist statement: “The piece is a self-portrait.”
Artist website / social media: www.rachaelshannon.com | @rsmightcould
Image description: A wooden sculpture featuring a light bulb hangs on the wall. The sculpture hangs from an oak piece screwed to the wall, and can be lifted off the wall by hand from it’s perch. The light bulb sits at the top of the sculpture on a ceramic light bulb base, which sits on a circular piece of walnut, which sits atop an approximately 5″ piece of pecan limb with the bark still on it. The lower end of the pecan piece is carved into a ball joint, which connects it to a cedar shere about 5″ round that dangles and can rotate around the ball joint at the bottom of the sculpture. An electrical cord with an on/off switch comes out the bottom of the cedar sphere and plugs into the wall.