Paula Mandel

Pears

In this series, I use pears as a metaphor for human interactions. I explore this imagery in varied media, including glass, colored inks, pastels, watercolors, watercolor crayons, oil pastels, and graphite on both paper and mylar. The images are filled with color, motion, texture and pattern.

Brain Trust

Click to enlarge <div class='title'>Brain Trust</div><br>kiln-cast glass, coral, bone<br>7.5"h x 5.5"w x 5.5"d<br>

Contemplation

Click to enlarge <div class='title'>Contemplation</div><br>Kiln-cast glass, granite<br>7"h x 9"w x 11"d<br>

Out On A Limb

Click to enlarge <div class='title'>Out On A Limb</div><br>kiln-cast and flameworked glass, brass wire<br>9.5"h x 12.5"w x 6"d<br>SOLD

Generations

Click to enlarge <div class='title'>Generations</div><br>fused glass and Prismacolor<br>17.5"h x 12.5"w<br>

Generations

Click to enlarge <div class='title'>Generations</div><br>fused glass and Prismacolor<br>17.5"h x 12.5"w<br>

Crossing to Safety

Click to enlarge <div class='title'>Crossing to Safety</div><br>Kiln-cast glass, granite, gold leaf, prismacolor<br>10"h x 9"w x 11"d<br>

Rocky Road

Click to enlarge <div class='title'>Rocky Road</div><br>cast glass, granite, prismacolor<br>21"w x 7.5"h x 1.5"d<br>

The Next Generation

Click to enlarge <div class='title'>The Next Generation</div><br>kiln-cast glass, ceramic, prismacolor, oil<br>7"h x 11"w x 11"d<br>

Walking A Thin Line

Click to enlarge <div class='title'>Walking A Thin Line</div><br>kiln-cast glass, granite, bone<br>5"h x 10"w x 12"d<br>

Still Point

Click to enlarge <div class='title'>Still Point</div><br>Kiln-cast glass<br>14"h x 8"w x 5.5"d<br>SOLD

Tempest

Click to enlarge <div class='title'>Tempest</div><br>Fused glass and Prismacolor<br>17.5"h x 11.5"w<br>SOLD

Garden of Eden

Click to enlarge <div class='title'>Garden of Eden </div><br>Kiln-cast glass/Gold Leaf<br>5"h x 13.5"w x 3"d<br>

Healed

Click to enlarge <div class='title'>Healed</div><br>Kiln-cast glass<br>10"h x 11.5"w x 3"d<br>

Pulsation

Click to enlarge <div class='title'>Pulsation </div><br>Kiln cast glass/Copper and Gold Leaf/Prismacolor<br>7.5"h x 9"w x 2"d<br>

Radiate

Click to enlarge <div class='title'>Radiate</div><br>Sand-cast glass/Copper and Gold Leaf<br>11.5"h x 8"w x 4.5"d<br>

Blue Ice

Click to enlarge <div class='title'>Blue Ice</div><br>Kiln-cast glass/Copper wire<br>10"h x 11.5"w x 3"d<br>SOLD

Pirouette

Click to enlarge <div class='title'>Pirouette</div><br>mixed media<br>35"w x 46"h<br>SOLD

Transformation

Click to enlarge <div class='title'>Transformation</div><br>mixed media<br>35"w x 46"h<br>

Shelter

Click to enlarge <div class='title'>Shelter </div><br>mixed media<br>29"w x 34"h<br>

Tango

Click to enlarge <div class='title'>Tango</div><br>mixed media<br>29"w x 35"h<br>SOLD

Energy spiral

Click to enlarge <div class='title'>Energy spiral</div><br>mixed media<br>17"w x 14"h<br>

Magnetic attraction

Click to enlarge <div class='title'>Magnetic attraction </div><br>mixed media<br>14"w x 17"h<br>

Mother and Child

Click to enlarge <div class='title'>Mother and Child</div><br>mixed media<br>17"w x 19.5"h<br>

Precariously Perched

Click to enlarge <div class='title'>Precariously Perched</div><br>mixed media<br><br>SOLD

ReBirth

Click to enlarge <div class='title'>ReBirth </div><br>mixed media<br>18"w x 20"h<br>

Safe Harbor

Click to enlarge <div class='title'>Safe Harbor </div><br>mixed media<br>19"w x 21"h<br>

Shipwrecked

Click to enlarge <div class='title'>Shipwrecked </div><br>mixed media<br>14"w x 17"h<br>SOLD

Balance

Click to enlarge <div class='title'>Balance</div><br>oil on Board<br>9"w x 11"h<br>

Awakening

Click to enlarge <div class='title'>Awakening</div><br>graphite<br>20.5"w x 16.5"h<br>

Creation

Click to enlarge <div class='title'>Creation</div><br>graphite<br>16.5"w x 20.5"h<br>

Life Support

Click to enlarge <div class='title'>Life Support</div><br>mixed media<br>32"w x 38"h<br>SOLD

Caress

Click to enlarge <div class='title'>Caress</div><br>mixed media<br>32"w x 39"h<br>SOLD

Phoenix Rising

Click to enlarge <div class='title'>Phoenix Rising</div><br>mixed media<br>38"w x 32"h<br>

Almost

Click to enlarge <div class='title'>Almost</div><br>graphite<br>39.5"w x 32"h<br>SOLD

Totem

Click to enlarge <div class='title'>Totem</div><br>mixed media<br>35.5"w x 32"h<br>

Bridge

Click to enlarge <div class='title'>Bridge</div><br>mixed media<br>21"w x 21"h<br>SOLD

Sustenance

Click to enlarge <div class='title'>Sustenance</div><br>mixed media<br>25"w x 29"h<br>

Family

Click to enlarge <div class='title'>Family</div><br>mixed media<br>42"w x 34.5"h<br>SOLD

Birth

Click to enlarge <div class='title'>Birth</div><br>mixed media<br>24.5"w x 25.5"h<br>

Whirling Dervishes

Click to enlarge <div class='title'>Whirling Dervishes</div><br>mixed media<br>24.25"w x 25.5"h<br>SOLD

Leap of Faith

Click to enlarge <div class='title'>Leap of Faith</div><br>mixed media<br>39.5"w x 32.5"h<br>SOLD

Survival

Click to enlarge <div class='title'>Survival</div><br>mixed media<br>22.5"w x 29.5"h<br>

Protection

Click to enlarge <div class='title'>Protection</div><br>mixed media<br>24.25"w x 29.25"h<br>

Yearning

Click to enlarge <div class='title'>Yearning</div><br>mixed media<br>22.5"w x 30.5"h<br>

Marriage

Click to enlarge <div class='title'>Marriage</div><br>mixed media<br>30"w x 22.5"h<br>