"Known as the 'slash and burn' artist of the 1998 residency, Jack Slentz of New Mexico seized his time by the horns. If another turner made a mistake with a piece, it might end up at Slentz's bench where it would be transformed through the application of torch or chainsaw. The immediate and sometimes violent carved surfaces of his sculptures reflect this energy, as does the green wood that he often selected as a material to exploit natural warping and splitting."

- Glen Adamson in the
Center's book Connections

"My work reduces and simplifies both natural and man-made forms. Some forms used as points of departure are manhole covers, trees, seedpods, spears, shields, masks, as well as primitive tools and utensils. Their form, pattern and texture influence me; their surfaces have a sense of rhythm that implies movement.... The Disk shapes that I have used are a reflection of my infatuation with manhole covers, mushroom caps, abstract forms, and the cyclic nature of life."

-Jack Slentz

For information on purchasing Sand Disk, please contact the Center: 215.923.8000

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