Salvatore LaRosa

The box offers alternative perches for an ancient glass “bird” and a new wire “nest” inscribed with a Tibetan prayer: “Do not abandon me.”
Bird Tabernacle
Seen from above, the open dome of this bronze sanctuary funnels light onto a gilded cup, the radiant presence in the cave-like interior.
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The stone abstraction of a tree trunk supports a fireplace where burning wood recalls the life-giving warmth that begins and ends in dust.
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An ancient fertility symbol, vesica in Latin, inspired the curves of a garden stele, or upright shaft, that gracefully channels rainwater.
3
Although the marble niche and porcelain vessel allude to specific Christian rites, their luminosity evokes nonsectarian transcendence.
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Inspired by American Indian lore, a two-part wooden “mask” slides open to expose its animate “spirit” (a Lauretta Vinciarelli watercolor).
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Drapery-like doors guard a cup for use at seders. This nod to the biblical Miriam’s well honors women’s ongoing contributions to Judaism.
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A vase inside a bronze urn holds a freshly cut branch, a memento of the Tree of Life that flourished in Adam and Eve's lost paradise.
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The endless circle of a communion plate haloes a crushed pinecone’s mortal remains (found by LaRosa on a nature walk and cast in bronze).
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  1. 1.
    Bird  Tabernacle
  2. 2.
    Cup Tabernacle
  3. 3.
    Fire Stele
  4. 4.
    VesIca Stele
  5. 5.
    Eden's Waters
  6. 6.
    Face Tabernacle
  7. 7.
    Miriam's Cup
  8. 8.
    Eden's Waters
  9. For more about numbered pieces, see CATALOGUE
The box offers alternative perches for an ancient glass “bird” and a new wire “nest” inscribed with a Tibetan prayer: “Do not abandon me.”
1
Seen from above, the open dome of this bronze sanctuary funnels light onto a gilded cup, the radiant presence in the cave-like interior.
2

Salvatore LaRosa

The box offers alternative perches for an ancient glass “bird” and a new wire “nest” inscribed with a Tibetan prayer: “Do not abandon me.”
Bird Tabernacle
The box offers alternative perches for an ancient glass “bird” and a new wire “nest” inscribed with a Tibetan prayer: “Do not abandon me.”
1
Seen from above, the open dome of this bronze sanctuary funnels light onto a gilded cup, the radiant presence in the cave-like interior.
2
The stone abstraction of a tree trunk supports a fireplace where burning wood recalls the life-giving warmth that begins and ends in dust.
3
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An ancient fertility symbol, vesica in Latin, inspired the curves of a garden stele, or upright shaft, that gracefully channels rainwater.
4
A vase inside a bronze urn holds a freshly cut branch, a memento of the Tree of Life that flourished in Adam and Eve's lost paradise.
5
Inspired by American Indian lore, a two-part wooden “mask” slides open to expose its animate “spirit” (a Lauretta Vinciarelli watercolor).
6
Drapery-like doors guard a cup for use at seders. This nod to the biblical Miriam’s well honors women’s ongoing contributions to Judaism.
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The box offers alternative perches for an ancient glass “bird” and a new wire “nest” inscribed with a Tibetan prayer: “Do not abandon me.”
1
Seen from above, the open dome of this bronze sanctuary funnels light onto a gilded cup, the radiant presence in the cave-like interior.
2
The stone abstraction of a tree trunk supports a fireplace where burning wood recalls the life-giving warmth that begins and ends in dust.
3
An ancient fertility symbol, vesica in Latin, inspired the curves of a garden stele, or upright shaft, that gracefully channels rainwater.
4
A vase inside a bronze urn holds a freshly cut branch, a memento of the Tree of Life that flourished in Adam and Eve's lost paradise.
5
Inspired by American Indian lore, a two-part wooden “mask” slides open to expose its animate “spirit” (a Lauretta Vinciarelli watercolor).
6
Drapery-like doors guard a cup for use at seders. This nod to the biblical Miriam’s well honors women’s ongoing contributions to Judaism.
7
A vase inside a bronze urn holds a freshly cut branch, a memento of the Tree of Life that flourished in Adam and Eve's lost paradise.
8
  1. 1.
    Bird Tabernacle
  2. 2.
    Cup Tabernacle
  3. 3.
    Fire Stele
  4. 4.
    VesIca Stele
  5. 5.
    Eden's Waters
  6. 6.
    Face Tabernacle
  7. 7.
    Miriam's Cup
  8. 8.
    Eden's Waters
  9. For more about numbered pieces, see CATALOGUE