Assistant Curator, Mia Matthias: The Sorceress was carved from a single piece of wood. It is positioned atop a base, which is called The Watchdog. The Watchdog was created separately, and only later were they combined to make one unit. And together, it feels as if there’s a combination of stories happening.
Writer, Maria Tatar: I love the fact that the sculpture is not “the witch,” but The Sorceress. So she’s connected with magic and enchantment. And she’s carved from this natural material—she’s a creature of the woods. Sorceresses and witches were agrarian figures, in a way, growing herbs that might have healing powers.
He gives us the essence of someone who’s in flight. You have an angular form tilting forward in space, suggesting movement, momentum. She becomes a force of nature and a mythical power.