Canyon Walls: OCO S+ Triptych P08269-P00028 A subtle color palette is

A subtle color palette is animated with surface texture in this evocative

This sculpture has two vertical abstract forms made from cut and forged stainless steel

artist Keoni Carlson honors the Copper Canyon region of northern Mexico and the rugged Sierra Madre mountains - and specifically the Tarahumara (Raramuri) people

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Canyon Walls: OCO S+ Triptych P08269-P00028 A subtle color palette isThese pieces are made of 85 percent abaca fiber handmade paper. When the pieces are dry they are painted with gesso on all sides to seal the paper. Fired and patinated copper is adhered to the paper and a cement mixture is spread on the bottom 2 3 of the piece, below the metal to form the cracked surface. After the cement dries it is carefully sanded and the top 1 4 of the cement is stained with a thin wash of black paint. Encaustic is worked over the