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In the spring of 1995,
Eastridge became enamored with what appears to be the
"sleeping figure." She began sculpting them out of
clay and carving them out of sponges and small glycerin
soaps (left). She was told that spring to find "one
thing" that worked for her and to go with it. Now,
granted, the comment was made due to her wide variation of
mediums with which she works. She still refuses to
limit herself to one medium, just as she would never limit
herself to one season, one friend, one favorite food, when
there are so many wonderful variations of everything in the
world. So...Eastridge thought long and hard and found
that the simple beauty of the sleeping figure, which lies in
the fetal position was the "one thing." It crosses all boundaries. There is no one
person who hasn't returned to this position in life, whether
it be to find warmth, security, sleep, birth ~ whatever it
may be. It is how we all began and we can all see ourselves
in these small, but lovingly crafted figures. It was a
labor of love...and life.
The
following pieces are
not available
for purchase, but are displayed for portfolio purposes only.
Click any
thumbnail below for larger photo.
Untitled
Clay figure, coated with beeswax and white powder
pigment (encaustic style).
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Untitled
Clay
This was Eastridge's first sleeping figure, which
led her to then creating many. |
Glycerin Soap
Sleeping Figures
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This is an image of the colorful glycerin Sleeping
Figures all lined up and on display in the gallery.
They were displayed on a clear shelf above a light
bar (the photo is dark because lights had to be
dimmed to get the, desired effect) illuminating the
translucent soaps and activating their heavenly
scents. Each soap is approximately 3" long
from head to foot.
People were encouraged to pick up the warm soaps,
which left a nice smelling oil on their hands. |
"Pink
Inside"
Glycerin Soap, Glass Bottle |
"Pink
Inside"
Glycerin Soap, Glass Bottle
This is a view from above the piece, so you can
clearly see the head-to-toe triangle the figures
followed around the base of the bottle (which was
filled with the soap shavings from the carvings). |
Sponges
Sleeping Figures
Please
excuse the yellow hue of the sponge photos, as they
were taken long ago with less than optimal lighting. |
Sponges on Display. |
Sponges on Display. |
For the sponge sleeping figures, Eastridge built a
long, rectangular box which was lined with white
marble. The box was mounted to the wall and
filled with water, in which the soaps would float
(they were lying in the bath during exhibition,
although they are propped up for this photo).
The towel bar and hand towels hang below the piece,
as people were encourage to pick up the floating
sponges and experience their texture and whimsical,
but peaceful form |
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People
who came to the exhibition were also invited to make
their own sponge sculptures.
Click here to read
more about the interactive sponge carving. |
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