Soudan 5 A133371 Multiple coats of hand-rubbed oil

Multiple coats of hand-rubbed oil finish the cabinet

Fabricated with traditional metalsmith techniques

Dimensions below refer to the actual image size

Some final paintings resolve quickly with three of four layers of paint

but all are approximately 11"–12" long and 5

Soudan 5 A133371 Multiple coats of hand-rubbed oilOil and resin on stretched silk canvas, the sides of which are painted. The Soudan paintings were based on the recent geological findings in the Soudan Iron Mine in Tower, Minnesota. The found imagery from the minerals in the mine was a departure point for the abstract works. The ancient waters in the mine hosts organisms that formed 2. 7 billion years ago, when a sea was thought to have covered the region. Geological formations found in the mine are