ARTIST NOSTALGIA SERIES: REDUCTIONS

"As One", "Forevermore", "Balance" and "Variation of One" hold personal significance for Shray. But, perhaps more importantly, they have elicited emotional responses from people who collect and appreciate her work.

This year, Shray is creating accurate “reductions” of those popular pieces.

The new series will capture the same emotion and movement of the original works while being more moderate in price and suitable for display in more intimate settings. “The Nostalgia series is very well suited for the reduction process,” says Shray. “The simplicity of line and form will be perfectly translated to the new, smaller pieces.” (Click on image above for a larger view.)

TAKE A LOOK at some of these new pieces coming out of the foundry.

 

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As One (Reduction)	Forevermore (Reduction)
Balance (Reduction)	One (Reduction)

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Reductions are a recent show.

Reductions are a recent show.

Reduction and pastel are a recent show.

 

At The Art Foundry

TAKE A LOOK at
more of these new
pieces coming out
of the foundry.

 

Inspiration for my Olympic Piece

While I was creating my new "Artist Nostalgia" series, I was invited by the Olympic Committee in Beijing, China to participate in the 2008 Olympics Sculpture Competition.

At the time, I was reducing "As One" to a smaller size. The parents in "As One" are holding a newborn baby in the air in celebration of new life and all the potential it holds.

I was inspired by "As One" to create "Raising Tomorrow's Olympic Champions," wherein younger parents are holding a 4-year-old. I envisioned this monumental piece becoming an interactive sculpture, surrounded by Olympic rings that children would play on. My hope in this vision is that it encourages children to honor their parents, reminds parents to uplift their children and reinforces the power of Olympic dreams. Those dreams can be about achieving excellence in sports, or becoming a great teacher, writer, poet, artist or parent. The dream is as individual as is the dreamer.

This piece was selected by the jurors as a finalist in the 2008 Olympics Sculpture Competition.