100 Candleholders draws inspiration from JB’s 1981 exhibition 100 Plates Plus, where he playfully expanded a prolific form. Here, each artist brings a distinct approach to material, process, and the interplay between aesthetics and function. 100 Candleholders is on view at Blunk Space through March 28.
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"...Inspired by medieval candle holders, its design evokes the craftsmanship and elegance of the past. It features an adjustable height mechanism, allowing for both aesthetic versatility and practical use."
Lucas Cantú
Candle Sconce, 2025
Wood, metal, Bic lighter
Dimensions variable
Minimum height 78 3/4 inches (200 cm)
Maximum height 118 1/8 inches (300 cm)
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@vvcas )
"During my residency at the Blunk House, I documented my week through photographs and painted the North Bay landscapes in my series Picture Sconces I–III (2024), and since then, I’ve continued creating these altar-like sculptures. This piece captures a sunset along the Northern California coast."
Lucy Stark
Picture Sconce VI (Coast at Sunset), 2025
Ceramic sconce with beeswax candle
13 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches
34.3 x 19.1 x 6.3 cm
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@lucystark )
"The form of the wood symbolizes the inward spiritual journey we embark on as the days grow shorter and the rain returns...The materials are gathered from places in California which I find to be especially beautiful and transformative during the passage into fall which brings both death and rejuvenation."
Mac McComb
Fall Passage, 2025
Claro walnut, Mojave desert granite, Tomales bay sand
24 x 8 x 16 inches
61 x 20.3 x 40.6 cm
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@macmccomb_ )
"Since the beginning of time, the hand has held the light."
Madeleine Fitzpatrick
Here is Where the Light Is, 2025
Oil, charcoal, pencil, and pastel on paper mounted on board
12 x 9 x 1 inches
(30.5 x 22.9 x 2.5 cm)
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@madeleine_c_fitzpatrick )
"These stones were collected from the Eel River in the early 1990s during a river stone hunting trip with my father, JB Blunk. Like my father, I let the forms and inherent qualities of the stones dictate how and where I carve."
Mariah Nielson
Comma, 2025
River stone
2 1/2 x 8 x 4 inches
6.3 x 20.3 x 10.2 cm
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@mariah_nielson )
