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...wooden effigy of the track of the sun. Especially there is the delicately ordered construction based on a nautilus shell, Bower, 1980. Its wooden web is as precise as the skeleton of an aircraft wing and yet is imbued with a promise of shelter: one would be happy to crawl inside it and rest. With this piece, Puryear's desire for an eloquence of craft and his interest in the metaphorical relations between architecture and sculpture were fulfilled early. He seems to be that contemporary rarity, a wholly integrated artist -- in short, the real thing, and a figure of undeniable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Delight in A Shaping Hand | 3/2/1992 | See Source »

...students who live in Dunster House, ants are the unwelcome roommates that crawl into clothing, wander across homework assignments, and invade precious packages of chocolate-chip cookies...

Author: By Laura M. Murray, CONTRIBUTING REPORTER | Title: E.O. Wilson Inspires SimAnt | 2/29/1992 | See Source »

...once again. Last month the Duchesnays withdrew from the European championships after Paul suffered a flare-up of an old groin injury. The default neither jeopardized the Duchesnays' berth on the French team nor presaged a no-show in Albertville -- "We will be there if we have to crawl," Isabelle assures. But it cost them a valuable opportunity to preview their new long program, an intricate dance choreographed by Dean and set to music from West Side Story. A routine that relies on such familiar strains is unlikely to meet with the resistance Reflections did. But this time the Duchesnays...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 1992 Winter Olympics: Fire On Ice | 2/10/1992 | See Source »

Maybe he was just in a cruel mood, and felt like teasing me. He'd crawl towards me. He'd crawl away. He'd crawl toward me again. Finally, I left the room to go to the bathroom. When I got back, he was gone. I slept in peace...

Author: By Joanna M. Weiss, | Title: Peaceful Coexistence | 10/24/1991 | See Source »

...college), Owen wants to "demystify technology" for all home owners. "There is a powerful feeling of tranquility that comes from knowing how one's house is put together," Owen writes. "My childhood would have been somewhat less anxiety-ridden had I realized...there was no way for pirates to crawl... from the laundry chute to... my bed and stab me through my mattress...

Author: By Sarah E. Silbert, | Title: Wild Adventuring... at Home | 10/24/1991 | See Source »

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