Monterey+Pinecone+Vase+No.+602

Date: 1991
 * [[image:http://ids.si.edu/ids/deliveryService?id=http://americanart.si.edu/images/2003/2003.60.59_2a.jpg&max=460 width="321" height="319" link="@http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=72067"]] || Title: **Monterey Pinecone Vase #602**

Artist: **Mike Shuler** Born: Trenton, New Jersey 1950

Medium: Monterey pine with epoxy resin Dimensions: 2 1/4 x 2 3/8 in. diam. (5.7 x 5.9 cm) Smithsonian American Art Museum Gift of Fleur and Charles Bresler in honor of Kenneth R. Trapp, curator-in-charge of the Renwick Gallery (1995--2003)

Accession: 2003.60.59 || Michael Shuler enjoys uncovering the hidden layers of growth within plants and trees. The pinecone and proteus were soaked in resin to form solid pieces that could be turned on a lathe. These tiny, delicate vessels reveal the beautiful proportions and surprising patterns found within familiar plant structures.
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Mike Shuler on Lino Tagliapietra - Connections Video
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SAAM Collections Page Artist Biography
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