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I
am deeply concerned with environmental and socio-political issues,
specifically those pertaining to responsible decision making with
regards to natural resources
and sustainability of our planet for generations to come. My goal is
to raise awareness, elicit a visceral response, and evoke an
experience through my work in hopes of triggering a shift or change in
viewers' perspectives, attitudes and actions. If they interact with
it, think about it, feel it, or remember it, I have fulfilled my
objective!
Content has always informed the medium I choose to work in. Most recently, I have been working with cob - straw and earth-clay, sometimes known as adobe. Earth clay is harvested from various elevations and locations near my home, in Northern California, rich in minerals, composted life and color variations.
Earth is a primordial medium that has been used by peoples and cultures past and present around the globe to make things of both beauty and utility. Working with mud connects one to an unadulterated child-like state of exploration, adventure, and fearlessness. The material immediately taps into our collective consciousness, to our relationships and interconnectedness to one another and to the diverse and marvelous shared natural world around us.
In working with cob, straw encased in mud can be pulled and modeled into structure, and energetic line. For me, this is like drawing in 3-dimensions with texture and mass! Reclaimed manzanita prunings (a native Northern California tree) are incorporated along with basic maker materials including plaster, gauze, canvas, burlap, & twine on metal armatures.
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Content has always informed the medium I choose to work in. Most recently, I have been working with cob - straw and earth-clay, sometimes known as adobe. Earth clay is harvested from various elevations and locations near my home, in Northern California, rich in minerals, composted life and color variations.
Earth is a primordial medium that has been used by peoples and cultures past and present around the globe to make things of both beauty and utility. Working with mud connects one to an unadulterated child-like state of exploration, adventure, and fearlessness. The material immediately taps into our collective consciousness, to our relationships and interconnectedness to one another and to the diverse and marvelous shared natural world around us.
In working with cob, straw encased in mud can be pulled and modeled into structure, and energetic line. For me, this is like drawing in 3-dimensions with texture and mass! Reclaimed manzanita prunings (a native Northern California tree) are incorporated along with basic maker materials including plaster, gauze, canvas, burlap, & twine on metal armatures.
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