SPIRIT SWEEPERS, 2024
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turkeytail & hawktail brooms handbound from Mexican sorghum and various nylon
SIZES VARY
APPROX. 9” x 15”
PLAITED SWEEPERS HAVE ADDITIONAL STITCHING
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.
turkeytail & hawktail brooms handbound from Mexican sorghum and various nylon
SIZES VARY
APPROX. 9” x 15”
PLAITED SWEEPERS HAVE ADDITIONAL STITCHING
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.