RECENT WORK: RELICS AND RELIQUARIES
Detail view. This vintage copper thermometer has a beautiful aged patina and I used it as the design basis for the reliquary. The thermometer hangs on the inside of a large brewing kettle to indicate the temperature of the contents.
Copper sheet, basswood, antique engraving inside of reliquary box.
Relics and Reliquaries: Kettle Thermometer
Mixed-media on archival support
18 1/4" x 24 1/4" x 2 1/2" d.