Imbalance
Technology and the Handmade are two worlds constantly vying for attention in my studio practice. On one hand, I struggle with technology and its lack of the “hand” – on the other hand, I now depend so much on technology to realize my work. Can I make the machine made appear hand-hewn? Can I make the handmade more polished? For this show, I chose Crystal Structures as a starting point to explore these challenges. Crystal structures have a quality to them that are nature’s digital expressions they are a perfect bridge between the natural and digital world. Utilizing my hand drawings of the crystal structures, the program RHINO, handmade egg tempera paint, various wood species, and a CNC router, I bring both the organic and inorganic together. I created a series in which I am playing with patterns and restricting my pallet and letting the hand and digital world compete in finding balance and imbalance.
Thousand Kisses Deep, 58 x 44", egg tempera on linen
Walnut C, 9" x 5" x 2", Acrylic paint on walnut
Walnut C, side view, 9" x 5" x 2", Acrylic paint on walnut
Walnut B, 10" x 8" x 2", Acrylic paint on walnut
Walnut A, 8.5" x 6" x 2", Acrylic paint on walnut
Red Oak, 9" x 8" x 2.5", Acrylic paint on red oak
Oak, 10" x 6" x 2.5", Acrylic paint on oak
Oak, bottom view, 10" x 6" x 2.5", Acrylic paint on oak
Ash, 7" x 7" x 2", Acrylic paint on ash
Maple A, 8.5" x 6" x 2", Acrylic paint on maple
Maple B, 5.5" x 6.5" x 3", Acrylic paint on maple
Cherry, 10" x 6" x 2", Acrylic paint on cherry
Cherry, side view, 10" x 6" x 2", Acrylic paint on cherry
Bass, 11" x 6" x 2.5", Acrylic paint on bass
Chechen, 7" x 6.5" x 2", Acrylic paint on chechen
Mesquite, 9" x 9" x 2", Acrylic paint on mesquite
Chak Te Viga, 7" x 7" x 2.5", Acrylic paint on chak te viga
