Walking through a knee deep pool of emotions I find my self struggling with the idea of identity and the struggle of verbal communication. I use my art as a way of slowing down my mind to help focus on the problem at hand. My work consists of a variety of colors and textures because when I think about how I’m feeling it comes to me in colors and textures. None of my work is the same but it can be similar. I find that fitting because when you’re dealing with emotions no two ever feel the same.
Copper
This piece is made of copper. I used different types of chemicals which created different types of chemical reactions to get different colors. I used some to make the vibrant blues that are flat on the copper and I mixed baking powder in some to get the textured finish. I also laid the copper on different earthen surfaces to create the different brown colors that you see going throughout the piece.
Yarn
To create this piece I used yarn and chicken wire. This piece consists of a bunch of small pieces I would put together to make one larger installation. I chose to use smaller pieces so so they can all look unique and different but when you put them together they feel like they could be part of the same piece of work.
Denim
For this piece I started out taping the surface of the fabric with painters tape to get the grid pattern. I then laid it on a flat surface, lightly spraying it with my first round of bleach. After it had a slight discoloration I moved it over to the pebbles that I had laid out and poured more bleach on top of it so it would pool in different places and create a water looking affect when looking at it - giving the piece more depth.
All works in the gallery
All works in the gallery
All works in the gallery
All works in the gallery
All works in the gallery
The title of my collection this year is called Guidelines. I chose this name because for my process of creating the work I got rid of all the rules that I once used when it came to creating my work. I let myself go free and to create whatever I was feeling that day. This is an usual process for me because I normally like to keep to certain rules and not stray too far from them.