Copper Basin at BYU's Museum of Art

Free-Standing Basin  by Tedi Tuttle Wixom 5/21/12

  Copper basin, oh copper basin freestanding and tall

   at least three feet in height; heavily budded tendrils

   woven as large lattice panels on the basin--used for

    child bathing, hand washing, or washing dust from

     weary feet Burnished art beneath of daisy on daisy

      on lily under dotted buds with glossy copper, on

       background of tiny flowers dot to dot around

           heart-shaped petals flowing together forever

           Reflection from a mirror above reveals in-

               side of a five-row pattern of rosettes

                    lilac-like leaves 40 around and

                       more ending in blossoms

                                   next level

                                    forming

                                     a stem

                                of art--again

                               smooth petals

                               on rough back

                                      more

                                     tooled

                                  daisy daisy

                               tooled hearts on

                          background appearing

                  sandlike in texture, but in reality
               flower patterns around and around in
             intricate fashion for all to see and know
         the true designer is the God that dwells inside.