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Michelle Holzapfel

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ONDINES, 2003
Left: the final form. Right: view of interior before completion.
Cherry burl (turned, carved, burned and bleached); 12 x 12 x 8.
Ondine means both a female water spirit, and a ‘small bulbous flask.’
The lattice ‘windows’ are reminiscent of the helmets of old diving suits.