Treenware (Various)

Hare has experimented with found objects in her practice. For the Tree'n exhibition she presents half a dozen ebony violin necks repurposed as simple, angular spoons. Their original intent is not immediately evident but her humble intervention invites the viewers to take a closer look. This quiet appreciation runs through all of Hare's work, from a series of bird's eye maple plates with their subtle patterning to the live-edge bowl with a small chunk mysteriously absent from its rim. Hare attributes this characteristic of her work to intimacy in process. As she explains, "Holding an object in hand as you make it, one that is meant to be held itself, is quite a special relationship."