This work rewards your attention. It is a three-dimensional form, but I believe Orlys’s thinking was always centered on pictorial issues. He gathered surfaces and materials and combined them to develop a free-standing, dynamic pictorial space extending over multiple panels. His method was to proceed based on feeling and on trusting his intuitive responses to the materials' sensuous qualities. His attention to initial design concepts was quickly supplanted by his excitement with an open-ended process of visual discovery. His achievement is to have recognized and embraced a work method natural to himself and to have used it to discover the artistic form sufficient to embody his vital imagery.

Orlys used his dedicated space to his advantage. He was often active with materials while other days were given over to the necessary mental work of consolidating discoveries and probing new imagery. It was pleasing to see his sense of urgency and cautious anticipation. Like all other students, Orlys participated in weekly small-group tutorials. I offered further commentary when requested. When I saw he needed them, I would ask open-ended questions, usually as we sat chatting and drawing. Occasionally we discussed tools, materials, and construction problems.