My most recent wall creation, Above And So Below, is a dimensional work that pulls the viewer in and around the piece. When creating this type of dimensional wall art, I get to use unique set of skills and techniques in sculpting, modeling, and constructing methods to build up the layers and shapes. I carefully consider the use of color to add to the forms and bring these creations to life. Whether working with clay, metal, wood, or other materials, I love building up the layers until there is a topographical feel to the work. In this case, a wandering between two different worlds stitched together.
Three-dimensional art offers artists the opportunity to explore depth, space, and form in ways that two-dimensional art cannot. By incorporating color, texture, and dimension, artists can create dynamic and interactive pieces that engage viewers on a tactile level. This form of art allows for endless creativity and experimentation with materials, making it a fun choice for those looking to push the boundaries of traditional art forms in their collection.
If you would like to see this work in person, you can Contact me to set up a time to see it in the studio. Purchasing this work can be done online or in person. Please note that shipping is not an option for this specific work of art.
]]>Without further delay, here is the video of my progress so far on a work that feels like a fissure and the beauty and strangeness that can grow out of a break or crack.
]]>Here is the process of this work up to this point. As of the writing of this, I am well over 50 hours in and have made at least 2000 parts for this work. I never quite know when a piece of art will be finished and I don't have an end goal, only a sense of completion, but if I had to guess, this work is at it's halfway point. At least I have 4 more months of cold and rain to finish it up.
That said, this is not the only piece I am working on right now. I have this one getting the detail work in my studio, one that is getting smoothed and painted in my home office, and wood carvings in my she-shed (luckily there is a space heater in there, and I now own a Carhart coat. Yay!)
Without further delay, here is the video of my progress so far on a work that feels like a fissure and the beauty and strangeness that can grow out of a break or crack.
]]>They are all 9x12 inches, making framing super easy.
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]]>Water is a constant source of inspiration. I am fascinated by its ever-changing nature and the way it moves and reflects light. Through hand-carved art, I aim to capture the fluidity and energy of water and a sense of movement and life. Carving 1 is currently available for sale.
]]>I love working small and intimately with a medium I am sculpting or building in. It's probably what I enjoy most about jewelry. but unlike jewelry which tends to have singular elements, I love the repletion that happens when you make a small object, and another, and another, until their numbers create mass.
When I started working in polymer clay, I was almost embarrassed by how happy it made me. It wasn't gold or platinum. It is doesn't have gems or semi precious gems. After being entrenched in jewelry this long, it felt sort of beneath me. But if that was the case, then why was I having so much fun?
Now I realize that this medium allows me the opportunity to sit for hours making the same shape over and over again, then attach it to another shape, or a piece of metal I formed. And when I add these to the murals and sculptural wall art that I am creating, they create mass, and color, and pure glee.
]]>I got right to work with my giant loom and made coasters. Yep tini-tiny little coasters.
It's like my brain couldn't quite wrap itself around the loom's capability for 36x60 inches of weaving. So the next time I set up the loom, it was the opposite of the coaster setup and, instead, went long and thin.
So, the size for this next one crept up from the little 4x4 inch squares to this next 10x12 inch monster.
]]>One of my favorite things to do in the making process is to make multiples of objects. When you cluster them together, you have instant texture. It always my my heart sing when I see these objects come together to become one idea.
I made these by coiling and melting brass.
And now I have all these wonderful organic shapes to use in one of my creative moments. Plus the red brass really shows the yellow and the rose tones, making a beautiful mix!
]]>Marked and measured, the brass screws were all set in place at the same height.
The trickiest part of this project was adding in the monofilament, that clear fishing line that holds the weaving in place and makes the colorful wire look like it is floating. Once that was tied off, I was able to start weaving.
(All set up and this jerk took my seat.)
I started weaving back in college, which was always the most meditative and relaxing time during those years. At that point I was working at a loom that is more like the size of a baby grand piano. You sit at it, and the weaving is parallel with the ground. Instead of getting one of these looms for my home during our pandemic days, I decided my family would prefer to have a couch in our living room. So I went with making my own tapestry loom a a good first start. It is more painstaking and takes longer, but the meditative qualities are all still there.
While the weaving itself has a meditative quality, the back does not! At least not for me. But just like my grandma and great-grandma were always yelling about, both seamstresses, the back should always look as good as the front. And that is what I do with all of my tapestries. I take all those dangling strings you see hanging out the back, and I meticulously weave them back in. In most cases, you can't tell the back from the front of my weavings.
And now the front looks as good as the back. I mean the back looks as good as the front.
Any start to a weaving begins with the anchoring threads, called the warp. I attached these in with brass to hold everything in place before beginning the weaving. And then it's just over under from there, over and over and over again.
While I have been weaving for years, I had this completely magical moment when I grabbed some of my kids' craft wire to see what I could do with it. It was such an inspired moment of color, of shape, and a frenzied, yet contained vibe. It was more that I could have hoped for, and I have been in love ever since. SOLD.
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