March 2012

New Work

An enduring commitment to sculpture accompanies Rachel Rotenberg throughout her life. Her sculptures are stories of a life rooted in wood. When people engage with her sculptures, she feels connected to the larger world through the simple presence of the wood tooled into shapes previously unimagined, and her personal story falls away. What remains is something universal, that speaks truthfully, no matter how dissimilar the outer trappings of our lives.

Her primary material is cedar wood beacuse she is attarcted to its pliability, color, texture, earthy smell, and its simple beauty. Using a variety of machinery and hand tools, she cuts, glues, clamps and dowels the wood to create a dialogue between materials and forms.

Please visit www.rachelrotenberg.com for more information about her work.

Watch the artist interview here.