I enkindle fellowship and dialogue between human form and spirit,

and humankind's most powerful universal language - the voice of the body.

Every body has a story. Stories, conveyed through vocalizing, inscribing or expressing body language can be spawned by reality or fabricated by imagination. The terminologies of the human form constitute the heart and soul of my clay, steel and wire sculptures. These corporal “voices” of humanity from the individual to the collective, fascinate me and stimulate figurative narratives. I am enthralled by human nature and the prodigious spectrum of diversity, uniqueness, mystery and universality. I am grateful for this enormous reservoir of resources. My sculptural stories are inspired by personal experiences, relationships, everyday observations and psychological issues. They are communicated thematically through  the marvelous attitudes, behaviors, postures and gestures of the body - of humans being. I find the contrasting processes of modeling soft clay which hardens when fired, and shaping hard cold steel, pliable when heated, to  be alluring. Throughout my Art career, I have modeled, assembled, painted, carved and welded virtues, intemperance, social concerns, spirituality, humor and other pieces in the epic puzzle of human conduct.  A sprinkling of wit is common, even in my most reflective sculptures. Each sculpture is one-of-a-kind.

artFULLY, Barbara Scavotto-Earley