Candle Holder c. 1937

Charlotte Winter made this artwork, a watercolor of a candle holder. I'm thinking about the choices she made. I am imagining her working and how much patience that must have required, and how she would have had to have been very precise. The cylindrical forms are nicely rendered with great attention to detail. You can imagine the way that light would reflect off of it, and how the candle light would have cast a warm glow. Looking at the base of the stand, it looks like a piece of folk art which is something that fascinates me. It looks as though it's meant to be functional. I'm thinking about the relationship between the form and functionality and how the two interact with one another. Winter made a very lovely piece, one that embraces beauty through utilitarianism.