There are three things I particularly love in seeking and finding images: 1) giving unfettered attention to what I see and feel, 2) conducting experiments to help shape the work, and 3) discovering a starting point for a piece in the seen world and then moving beyond that into the unseen world.
 

The work for this exhibit embodies these loves. As a passenger on a voyage to the Antarctic in 2023, I initially came up against that otherworldly environment as a bystander and observer. However, my stance underwent a fundamental transformation when I responded to the experience through art – it was not possible to objectively record that implacable, relentless landscape. Instead, I needed to remain grounded in my sense of the place while simultaneously reaching within for what goes beyond the self. From that spiritual locus, I made my way through the structural, shape, color, and material choices for the images. Styrofoam and plastic were transformed into Antarctic landscapes. Other pieces found their voices from drop cloths taken from my studio floor, unstretched canvas, acrylic paint, marking pen, glitter, grommets, and thread. Materials did not dictate what the images became, but along with the process, shaped and formed them. The work exemplifies attention to the creative process of seeing, experimenting, and entering into a space beyond the observable world.

 

Seeking and finding images mirrors seeking and finding interiority and a spiritual orientation in my work. This essential process lends itself to dynamic, intuitive art, engaging all of who I am and what I make.