DON DOUGAN
SKITTERINGS: YELLOW THREE
italian fossiliferous sandstone, italian marbles, persian travertine, glass eyes
14½" high x 45¾" wide
The idea of the stone landscape as a context for creating relationships between the different elements developed as I was searching for a relatively immediate means to create sculpture in the rather slow medium of traditionally carved stone.


The first few landscapes were made throughout with different types of stone, but before long I began introducing other materials as needed.

I found I could loosely assemble and arrange the different elements in much the same way one would design a collage, before the actual carving and assembly of the parts takes place.
LANDSCAPE SERIES - wall relief sculptures
DREAM MASK: PEARL DIVING
cast bronze, italian sandstone, chinese marble, mother-of-pearl
14¾" high x 10" wide
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EXOTIC GEOLOGY:
GIBSON'S GARDEN
hot & cold-worked glass,
stoneware, brass, copper,
slate
15" high x 7½" wide
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The metaphor of the landscape has allowed me to  interpret and express complex relationships I observe in the lives of those around me and in my own life.
Those relationships might be the overall work of an author I enjoy, or the sound of a particular piece of music, or perhaps just an exploration of the personality of people that I have met.
KIM'S BALANCING GRIN
italian and spanish marbles, texas limestone, glazed ceramic
14" high x 21¾" wide