This museum-quality assemblage is like the first that we saw from the artist who began collecting pottery shards as a boy. He would visit the peninsula with his family every Summer and find shards of unique ceramic pottery on the beach and in the mud.

It's thanks to him that we learned the history of ships casting off broken pottery that was used for ballast before picking up the commodity they arrived to collect - Maine's beautiful lumber.

Each shard has its own story to tell from the shape of it's breakage, stamps or hand-painted designs, color, or texture.

- Measures 34” x 34” x 3.25”
- Ceramic pottery shards, steel pins, linen, and wood
- Built-in installation wire
- Installation hardware and instructions included
- Additional shipping required

Alec Madoff is an assemblage artist with more than thirty years of experience as a museum preparator at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Studying American Studies and Art and Art History at Connecticut College, Alec embarked on a career of collection and curation.

As an artist he gathers everything from seashells to discarded toys to archaeological relics. Then, he renews and reuses these found items to create elaborately curated assemblages. Mounting each found object to appear as though suspended in space, Alec seeks to add order and permanence to what were previously discarded or forgotten artifacts.

Since childhood, Alec has explored the beaches of New Harbor, Maine and local spots where he continues to seek out shards of pottery, bone fragments, and other overlooked treasures.

From the Artist:

"I am inspired by sailors’ valentines brought home by whalers for their sweethearts at home, memory vases encrusted with bits and pieces to honor deceased loved ones, and the art of Asia and Africa where certain objects, colors, and metals became sacred."