Words Unspoken
Encaustic On Wood Panel
2016-2019
Large Work:
Shapes Series:
Artist Statement: Words Unspoken: An Exploration of All that We Do Not Say.
Thoughts:
I have always been interested in lived experience, specifically how we as human beings internalize experiences and interactions. Humans are in a constant state of processing information through the stimuli of a moment: through colors, movement, textures, inflection, tone, etc. My focus revolves around how this internalization shapes our memories and how this effects moments of connection both with others and with ourselves. It is within these moments that connections are made and, in turn, connections are missed. I examine these moments through the lens of my own life: as mother, as daughter, as wife, as woman. The goal is to find the beauty within these moments, these quiet spaces in our mind where we go to recollect and learn from our life. To capture that moment of reflection where harmony and balance can reside or where regret and uncertainty can take over. It's all that we say and all that we do not say that create the full experience and in turn, shape our memory of that moment in time.
Process:
Process plays a pertinent role in my work. How information is layered informs the idea of “missing” information or of not having the whole story. These obscure/hidden facets are important to the work as they mimic the parts we don’t speak. This is the gap. The part no one can see unless we choose to reveal it…at times, I do reveal these parts, or I hint at them through subtle imagery or hidden wording. Where connections are made there is harmony, beauty, celebration, acceptance etc...All of this information is conveyed through layering: what you can see clearly verses what you can’t see clearly verses what you can’t see at all.
Materials:
I use the encaustic medium as my vehicle for exploration. This beautiful medium offers an endless amount of possibilities with translucency, color, texture, collage and embedding. I often use recycled book pages that I either, cut up, mark out, or cover up to play with language.
Thoughts:
I have always been interested in lived experience, specifically how we as human beings internalize experiences and interactions. Humans are in a constant state of processing information through the stimuli of a moment: through colors, movement, textures, inflection, tone, etc. My focus revolves around how this internalization shapes our memories and how this effects moments of connection both with others and with ourselves. It is within these moments that connections are made and, in turn, connections are missed. I examine these moments through the lens of my own life: as mother, as daughter, as wife, as woman. The goal is to find the beauty within these moments, these quiet spaces in our mind where we go to recollect and learn from our life. To capture that moment of reflection where harmony and balance can reside or where regret and uncertainty can take over. It's all that we say and all that we do not say that create the full experience and in turn, shape our memory of that moment in time.
Process:
Process plays a pertinent role in my work. How information is layered informs the idea of “missing” information or of not having the whole story. These obscure/hidden facets are important to the work as they mimic the parts we don’t speak. This is the gap. The part no one can see unless we choose to reveal it…at times, I do reveal these parts, or I hint at them through subtle imagery or hidden wording. Where connections are made there is harmony, beauty, celebration, acceptance etc...All of this information is conveyed through layering: what you can see clearly verses what you can’t see clearly verses what you can’t see at all.
Materials:
I use the encaustic medium as my vehicle for exploration. This beautiful medium offers an endless amount of possibilities with translucency, color, texture, collage and embedding. I often use recycled book pages that I either, cut up, mark out, or cover up to play with language.