Fish Sporran  2003 copper, brass, velvet, hematite.  10" long. The "sporran", a part of Scottish formal dress, is a small pouch worn on the front of the kilt to contain keys, change, and such. By reinterpreting this traditional form, I want to invite inquiry into the motives and aesthetics of the past, in a fanciful and useful object. Hopefully its functionality, beauty , and sense of visual interest will cause this sporran to continue its travels after it leaves my hand, and it will in the future cause a similar inquiry into the morals and aesthetics of today. To close it again, click here .   Return to Sporran Gallery