Sculpture
“Compass Adjustment”
Recently I uprooted myself from my home in New York and followed my dream of living on the coast of Maine. To accomplish this task, I needed a “compass adjustment”. Nothing was familiar and simple navigation became something I had to pay attention to. I soon discovered I needed a sense of humor and embraced letting go of expectations. I turned to my studio and began exploring new processes of making my work with materials I found close at hand.
Martha Ferguson, “Blue On the Rocks”, cotton fiber, stones
Martha Ferguson, “Lobsta Man”, found rope
Martha Ferguson, “I Love A Lobsta Man”, found rope, stone
Martha Ferguson, “Thought Filter”, cotton cord, found rope, dryer lint
Martha Ferguson, “Apple of My Eye”, oyster shell, rope, lobster trap fragment
Martha Ferguson, “Figure With Blue Wings”, nylon cord, found rope
Martha Ferguson, “Figure With Crown”, nylon cord, found rope
Martha Ferguson, “Figure With Crown”, nylon cord, found rope
Martha Ferguson, “Peeking You”, cotton cord, stone, driftwood
Martha Ferguson, “Grey Torso”, nylon rope, stone
Martha Ferguson, “L’Elisir d’Amore”, nylon cord, found rope, driftwood
interior view of Thought Filter
Martha Ferguson, “Cadmium Joy”, nylon cord, driftwood
Martha Ferguson, “Reliquary Jar”, cotton cord, stone
Martha Ferguson, “Three Stones”, cotton cord, stones