A whorling gesture that evokes a search for the infinite — "The spiral is the beginning of movement in space," as Louise Bourgeois once said. The round footed vase is one of Ellen Robinson's most quietly commanding pieces — a generous, globe-like form on a delicate foot, hand-formed in terra-cotta and finished in white glaze in her Brooklyn studio. The kind of object that holds a room's attention whether filled with branches or standing empty.
Medium: 10 x 8 x 8.5 in.
Large: 14 × 10.5 × 10.5 in.