Buildings
I moved to Colorado in 2010 and immediately fell in love with the local art community. I've never seen anything quite like it; art in Denver exists on so many levels, and there's a place for everyone. Artist owned galleries are everywhere, and when I was new in town that's where I got my start. The first gallery that I was a part of had a beautiful space in North Denver, and as I watched The Highlands slowly overtake the old neighborhood I thought that we might find ourselves in the middle of a growing new district. I was so naive. We saw our old neighborhood disappear as nearly identical rowhouses and condominiums went up. We were eventually priced out and had to move.
I created a body of work in response to that, and it got me thinking about what old places mean to us. I started to think about the concept of home, and I started to see home as more than a point on a map, it's also a point in time. As my work evolves I'm still thinking about the loss of places dear to us, but it doesn't seem so tragic to me anymore. The place isn't as important as the experience, and those bittersweet memories are poignant and beautiful.
I created a body of work in response to that, and it got me thinking about what old places mean to us. I started to think about the concept of home, and I started to see home as more than a point on a map, it's also a point in time. As my work evolves I'm still thinking about the loss of places dear to us, but it doesn't seem so tragic to me anymore. The place isn't as important as the experience, and those bittersweet memories are poignant and beautiful.
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Lifetime Piling Up
Ceramic, wood, copper 12" x12" x 20" |
Harboring
Ceramic and mixed media relief 16" x 22" x 6" |
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Der Altbau
Ceramic and wood relief 36" x 22" x 7" |
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Static and Silence
Wood and mixed media relief 20" x 27" x 4" |
We Cannot Live Together, We Cannot Live Apart
Ceramic and wood 15" x 13.5" x 40" |
Blue.
Wood and petrified wood 8.5" x 7" x 21" |
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