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Artist's Statement
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| I have created art since early childhood.. Some
of my earliest memories are of myself scooping mud into rusty
pie pans and topping them with grass, leaves, and small pebbles.I
would confiscate my sister's paint by numbers remains and and
dab the wonderful smelling ooze onto typing paper creating trees
and flowers. As an artist I desire to explore the family relationships
and those systems and institutions which mold or mar the intertwining
of family. It is not my desire to be political but rather to share
my personal observations. Many of my images reflect members of
my family. By placing myself under the tutelage of masters I have
learned to step beyond myself and examine my lifetime experiences:
interpreting, capturing, and illustrating them in/through various
mediums. I learned by my mothers` example to be resourceful. She
would take a few food staples and home grown garden vegetables
and create the most delectable dishes. I take discarded and found
objects. and materials that are no longer functioning in their
original purposes and reinterpret their value. I resurrect and
redeem them in an art form. I feel a deep sense of pride in this
joyful endeavor as I have both created works and recycled at the
same time. |
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Georgia
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