Xamaka A. LaTham-Salaberrios

Studio log
June 2016 – March 2018

The more you look the more you find.

From Paintings of the Foreground, Vol. I

Photographs from the bench, 2016 to 2018, in the order they were taken.

2016Lattice and light

Torch flame over a bronze surface — 06Torch on bronze

Self-portrait in goggles and a pink respirator — 07Self-portrait

Bronze sphere glowing from inside in the dark — 07Lit from inside

Bulb behind a bronze lattice, orange light — 09Lattice, lit

Bronze lattice casting shadows on a wood wall — 10Shadow test

Open bronze lace ring on a wooden floor — 11Bronze lace

Lit bronze cloud lamp on three legs — 12Cloud lamp

2017Selenite, grids, drums

Selenite crystals rising from bronze, lit — 01Selenite and bronze

Lattice shadows across a dark room — 01Shadows

Bronze globe lamp on a white backdrop — 01Globe lamp

Long bronze lamp on three legs — 03Long lamp

Ring lamp with bulb, black and marble legs — 03Ring lamp

Square porous bronze table — 03Table

Bronze grid backlit by a garage window — 05Grid, backlit

Grid glowing from behind in the dark — 05Grid, lit

Bronze grid on a wooden cable-spool table — 05Grid

Lit grid set into bronze on a wooden spool — 05Grid on spool

Bronze grid catching light in a dark studio — 05Night

Bronze cloud floating on black — 06Cloud

Bronze poured down a steel pole into a pool — 06Drip column

Torch flame on a bronze plate — 06Torch

Bronze column under purple studio light — 06Column

Welding at the bench in goggles and respirator — 07At the bench

Small bronze piece held in a hand — 07In hand

Stone block glowing inside a bronze crust — 07Lit stone

Crystal column wrapped in bronze, lit — 08Crystal column

Close view of bronze lace — 07Lace

Points of light through bronze in the dark — 10Points of light

Bronze bloom on a steel drum under pink light — 10Drum

Close texture of bronze beads — 10Texture

White drum with bronze growths — 12White drum

Lamp with a glowing white tube on a steel drum — 12Tube lamp

Bronze lattice under pink light — 12Lattice

2018Into the gallery

Wide view of the gallery with pieces on gravel — 03Gallery view

Gallery wall text reading JACK CRAIG — 03Jack Craig: New Work, Wasserman Projects

Broken ceramic pieces joined with bronze — 01Ceramic and bronze

Gold bronze piece over green stone — 03Bronze over stone

Finished ceramic and bronze assemblage — 02Assemblage

Bronze chair on a gravel plinth in the gallery — 03Installed