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Jim Sannerud | While the Crock May be Closed the Cow is Open for Interpretation, 2025

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Jim Sannerud | While the Crock May be Closed the Cow is Open for Interpretation, 2025
Jim Sannerud,Grand Marais, Minnesota
While the Crock May be Closed the Cow is Open for Interpretation, 2025
Wood, milk paint, tung oil
6 x 6 x 6 inches | 15.2 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm

1. Title: While the crock may be CLOSED the cow is OPEN for interpretation.
2. The container is a shrinkbox. To make a shrinkbox; hollow out (OPEN) a short section of a green branch or small sapling. Create a kerf or groove in the bottom, insert a dry piece of wood into the kerf and as the wood dries out it shrinks around the base. (CLOSED)
3. The shrinkbox has a locking lid. When the box lid is off the container it is OPEN. When the lid is attached and the lever engaged the box is locked, CLOSED.
Sannerud Studios is a husband and wife team - Jim and Mary Sannerud - who work with metal, wood, and fiber, creating sculpture, furniture, turned bowls, and textiles for the home. They share a studio near Grand Marais, Minnesota, that has expansive, inspirational views of Lake Superior.