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I have a strong faith
in identity. I celebrate individual identity as an unyielding force for
beauty in the world. Who am I? Who am I now? And now? I believe myself
to be a singular voice among a collection of story tellers. I speak with
the ever present knowledge that I stand on the shoulders of those who
have been before me. I yearn to expand my sense of self globally and
locally. The application of these vestiges in my work is at times
unclear, untamed or bluntly obvious; however, I aim to ask the viewer to
read between the lines and, in so doing, read between the lines of self.
Who knows? You may share my sense of surprise with what is found.
Sensory perception. What do you feel? What is feeling? How does a
material itself feel? How can I put myself in its shoes or it in mine?
Make it feel the sense of life I do. Or in so doing translate a message
to another? How does this attempt at conversation, connection,
reflection stand as sacred evidence to my humanity or my very existence?
I am constantly in flux, distracted at times with the complexity of
thought, while at other times obsessed with materials, technique and
embodying the story. I sense, at times, a lack of control of self, the
process or the final product. At times I feel as much a witness as any
other to a type of forging. I strive to build a strong relationship with
the materials I am working with, to understand how they work and to
imagine the possibilities. These five pieces reflect individual moments,
practice along the way, experimentation and me at play. |
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