LENA WOLFF- Quail and Monkey Branch, Circular Path, Tree of Life

Quail and Monkey Branch, Circular Path, Tree of Life © Lena Wolff 2015, hand-built and hand-carved ceramics, Family Birth Center, Maternal & Child Health Floor 2, San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco CA

Commissioned by the San Francisco Arts Commission

Photos: Bruce Damonte and Nan Park


www.lenawolff.com


“In planning the project, I wanted to make images that would be uplifting and enchanting for children, families and everyone working in the hospital in a potentially stressful situation.”, Wolff said.

“In one piece, in particular, a large maternal-looking quail, the state bird of California, leans down lovingly toward a very small monkey on a branch. There’s a familial connection between them, even though they are different species. This was just one of the ways that I wanted the works to potentially portray nontraditional family structures and relationships.”


Quail and Monkey Branch

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Circular Path

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Tree of Life

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3 comments

So gentlly beautiful and fitting for creating a healthy mind and body.

THESE IMAGES ARE VERY PEACEFUL. I HOPE THAT ALL WHO GET TO VIEW THEM FIND THEM AS I DO AND RESPOND THE SAME.

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