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Sculptor Rebecca Robinson’s preferred medium is stone. It holds, she believes, a wonderful potential for both power and grace. In addition to admiring its power and grace, Robinson is also intrigued by the translucent qualities of some stone and carefully considers the color and luminescence of each piece she uses. Among Robinson’s current preferred materials are white Italian alabaster and Italian agate. “My current work in stone has grown out of my intrigue with the fluidity and luminescence that seems to me to be inherent in every piece of alabaster,” says Robinson. “I am still amazed at the depth of color that lurks just beneath that rough and dusty layer of outer stone. The contrast between the polished surface and the natural state can be startling, and I often try to preserve at least a small area of outer stone in my pieces. Perhaps it is the influence of my earlier figurative work, but the polished surface of the stone is reminiscent to me of soft skin and I believe there are also echoes of the power and grace of the human form in my current work.”
Robinson skillfully coaxes twisting, ethereal, and always intimate forms out of the stone—in one piece, solid alabaster rises skyward like a flame, while in another the stone weaves over and under, sinewy as cotton thread. “I find the incongruity of knotting, twisting and weaving an unyielding stone quite appealing,” says the sculptor.
“Stone, by its very name, implies weight and solidity,” asserts Robinson. “My hope is that the viewer’s notion of stone has been challenged by my work. Stone is capable of loft, grace and luminescence.”
Robinson received her B.F.A. from Goddard College in Plainfield, VT and has studied life sculpture with well-known regional sculptor Christopher Gowell. Her works have been exhibited across the state and may be found in numerous private and public collections.
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