On "from under the cloche"

I've been asked, so what is your blog about? What is your focus? And to be honest, it's kind of about everything. Everything that inspires, whether it's an image, or a new recipe i've newly discovered, music, art, people, travels... there's no limits and no expectations. Let's just call this a work in progress, a practice- for those fellow yogi's out there you know what I mean.

from under the cloche was inspired by my own work and mission: (artwork coming soon)

I am interested in an examination of our material life by focusing on our environment and our surroundings. I am drawn to the natural, the found, and the hand-crafted; the subtle imperfections left from the mark of the hand become a poetic voice about time and care. I use repetition as a tool to draw attention to everyday things and reiterate the beauty that they quietly address. I dig for rocks, hunt through old family treasures, recycle materials, collect cast- offs, and acquire hairs from my own head to use in the creation of these works. These collections are tangible links to my interests and from them, I explore the poetic whispers about life's temporal cycles.




My work recognizes the quiet mundane objects that beg for our attention, as well as their nostalgic subliminal voice. It is within these sentiments that I create sculptural vignettes that invite the viewer to recognize the elusive, ephemeral, and lyrical nature of the everyday. Each delineation of materiality within these works deals with its own set of issues, whether formal or accidental, intangible or whimsical, the underlying unity within all the work is the play between balance and delicacy, tension and absurdity.