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 SOLD
Walnut C 9" x 5" x 2" acrylic paint on walnut SOLD
Walnut C side view 9" x 5" x 2" acrylic paint on walnut SOLD
Walnut B 10" x 8" x 2" acrylic paint on walnut SOLD
Walnut A 8.5" x 6" x 2" acrylic paint on walnut SOLD
Red Oak 9" x 8" x 2.5" acrylic paint on red oak SOLD
Oak 10" x 6" x 2.5" acrylic paint on oak SOLD SOLD
Oak bottom view 10" x 6" x 2.5" acrylic paint on oak SOLD
Ash 7" x 7" x 2" acrylic paint on ash SOLD
Maple A 8.5" x 6" x 2" acrylic paint on maple SOLD
Maple B 5.5" x 6.5" x 3" acrylic paint on maple SOLD
Cherry 10" x 6" x 2" acrylic paint on cherry SOLD
Cherry side 10" x 6" x 2" acrylic paint on cherry SOLD
Bass 11" x 6" x 2.5" acrylic paint on bass SOLD
Chechen 7" x 6.5" x 2" acrylic paint on chechen SOLD
Mesquite 9" x 9" x 2" acrylic paint on mesquite SOLD
Chak Te Viga 7" x 7" x 2.5" acrylic paint on chak te viga SOLD
