BUCKTHORN CANDLES, 2024
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molded from single (whittled) buckthorn branch saved from eradication pile. Beeswax from Southern Minnesota, vegetable dye, and cotton wick.
8” LONG, COMES IN PAIRS, COLORS VARY
Calvin Stalvig was born and raised on Gitchi-gaami, Lake Superior, one of Earth’s largest freshwater portals to the underworld. His psyche and aesthetic are informed by the juxtaposition of majestic nature, human industry, craft & folk rituals that facilitate contact with Others. Much of Stalvig’s art practice is rooted in creating the conditions for personal learning through collective insight. His extensive research in and out of the studio serves as a conceptual framework for his explorations.
molded from single (whittled) buckthorn branch saved from eradication pile. Beeswax from Southern Minnesota, vegetable dye, and cotton wick.
8” LONG, COMES IN PAIRS, COLORS VARY
Calvin Stalvig was born and raised on Gitchi-gaami, Lake Superior, one of Earth’s largest freshwater portals to the underworld. His psyche and aesthetic are informed by the juxtaposition of majestic nature, human industry, craft & folk rituals that facilitate contact with Others. Much of Stalvig’s art practice is rooted in creating the conditions for personal learning through collective insight. His extensive research in and out of the studio serves as a conceptual framework for his explorations.