Some visions are just too big to contain in a single work of art. Working in a series gives an artist space, time, and a structure to expand and refine. A series can contain a grander theme, developed from a variety of perspectives…
A series can grow in meaning and scope over the years of adding to it. For instance: The Women As Birds series continues to fascinate me since 2012. In the beginning, I needed only one willing collaborator to answer the question, “If you knew at the end of your life you would become a bird, which bird would you choose.?”
Each muse thereafter – woman and bird – expands my love and hope for the world. I have a love affair with each of them and form an interspecies sisterhood. Love is part of my practice and part of my vision.
Working in a series provides structure, a vessel to contain the vision. Each piece fits within the whole and invites comparison and contrast, allowing a fuller narrative. I select specific materials and explore how they relate and enhance one another. This unifies the whole.
For instance: Don’t Fuck the Patriarchy repeats shapes , color, pattern, and line to illustrate the passage of time. Each piece tells part of the story.
A series develops discipline. Some inspiration comes fully formed and some require mining the depths of the unconscious to come to fruition.
For instance: It took me several years to complete Portals. I did not know originally that it was to be a series; it became one when I realized I had to persist with expressing pain and rage. Criticism from a workshop teacher stopped me in my tracks for months. I learned that I needed to put it away and let time hone the vision.
A series is designed to explore complex ideas, ideas that require research and study. For instance, What Makes Us Human came from my interest in evolutionary biology. Some aspects of our bodies are as old as single cell animals, aspects so worthwhile that after millions of years, our human bodies still use the blueprints.
Working in a series gives an artist multiple opportunities to discover new materials and techniques. For instance, Avian features the crosscut of a tree, my favored circle. This is the image of home for many avian creatures.
Some visions are just too big to contain in a single work of art. Working in a series gives an artist space, time, and a structure to expand and refine. A series can contain a grander theme, developed from a variety of perspectives…
A series can grow in meaning and scope over the years of adding to it. For instance: The Women As Birds series continues to fascinate me since 2012. In the beginning, I needed only one willing collaborator to answer the question, “If you knew at the end of your life you would become a bird, which bird would you choose.?”
Each muse thereafter – woman and bird – expands my love and hope for the world. I have a love affair with each of them and form an interspecies sisterhood. Love is part of my practice and part of my vision.
Working in a series provides structure, a vessel to contain the vision. Each piece fits within the whole and invites comparison and contrast, allowing a fuller narrative. I select specific materials and explore how they relate and enhance one another. This unifies the whole.
For instance: Don’t Fuck the Patriarchy repeats shapes , color, pattern, and line to illustrate the passage of time. Each piece tells part of the story.
A series develops discipline. Some inspiration comes fully formed and some require mining the depths of the unconscious to come to fruition.
For instance: It took me several years to complete Portals. I did not know originally that it was to be a series; it became one when I realized I had to persist with expressing pain and rage. Criticism from a workshop teacher stopped me in my tracks for months. I learned that I needed to put it away and let time hone the vision.