M. J. ANDERSON marble sculpture: figurative, abstract, liturgical, public

Farfalla e Crissalide (Butterfly with Chrysalis)
Italian Bardiglio Nuvolato Marble and White Carrara Marble on a Columbia River Basalt Base.
8' x 2' x 2'
Commission for Wellspring, a Silverton Hospital wellness center in Woodburn, Oregon
Consultant: Naomi Coplin, Clark/Kjos Architects
Installed 2006

Farfalla e Crissalide (Butterfly with Chrysalis )
Italian Bardiglio Nuvolato Marble and White Carrara Marble on a Columbia River Basalt Base.
8' x 2' x 2'
Commission for Wellspring, a Silverton Hospital wellness center in Woodburn, Oregon
Consultant: Naomi Coplin, Clark/Kjos Architects
Installed 2006

La Donna
in process in Carrara Studio

La Donna

Whisper

Whisper, 2008
Italian Statuario Marble,
20" x 12" x 8"

Wonder

Wonder, 2008
Red Suriya Travertine,
19" x 12" x 9"

Vital Nature of Man, Bardiglio Marble, 8 feet x 2 feet x 2 feet
available for purchase, presently located in Manzanita, Oregon

"Release" Bardiglio Marble
57 " x 24" x 10"

"Release"
Bardiglio Marble
57 " x 24" x 10"

Installed April 27, 2010 in front of the Justice Building, Salem Oregon.

Figurati

To scale the scale of Justice:
Seek balance & dialogue,
Hold fast patience & perseverance,
Work for truth & fairness,
Honor safety & community.

Ritratto Bello

Commissioned through Oregon’s Percent for Art in Public Places Program, To Scale the Scales of Justice references figurative classics of art history, while presenting the artist’s contemporary interpretation of the symbols of protection and balance practiced within the walls of this Justice Building.

Vertical Adjustment
Bardiglio Marble, 2005

Penumbra

Giallo Siena Marble

Intuito 2002

Statuario Marble

Chrysalis
1994-1998
Bardiglio Marble,
52" x 19" x 25"

Dreams & Forgiveness
1998
Suriya Travertine,
35" x 16" x 12"

La Nuvolosa 1998, Carrara Marble,
48" x 20" x 14" on Columbia Columnar Basalt
SOLD

Of Compassion

1994-1998 Bardiglio Marble

52" x 19" x 25"

La Simpatica
1996
Antique Paonazzo Marble,
44" x 19 " x 14" on basalt base

Ophelia

Ophelia
1993 Carra marble, 18"x42"x10"

Redemption
2000
Carrara marble and gold leaf,
27" x 12" x 9"

NYX
1994
Marquina Marble

Il Fuoco No Si Tocca
2002
Antique Paonazzo Marble
28"x10"

Beneath the Veil
2002
Antique Paonazzo Marble
28"x10"x6"

Witness: Women of the Resurrection
©2007, M.J. ANDERSON
(Mary the friend, Mary Magdalene and Our Lady of the Resurrection) Commissioned by Church of the Resurrection, Solon, Ohio
Carrara Marble Diptych, 9 feet x 7 feet x 22 inches