The 48" x 24" black iron paintings emphasize the dramatic flow and texture of the materials descending, reminiscent of the endless waterfalls cascading from the heights of the Columbia River Gorge. The powdered black iron oxide used in my black ceramic glaze is also used to create my paintings. I mix the iron with water in a variety of dilutions from mostly water to an almost paste-like quality. I then paint by pouring the iron onto wood panel that has been primed, sanded and prepped with absorbent ground. During the process, I am responding to the shapes, horizon lines, and sedimentary lines that naturally form, much like fractals, branches of a tree, or a root structure. The painting must stay wet while I work in layers and is sprayed with varnish before an isolation coat of acrylic medium is applied. They are finished with a matte UV protectant varnish. The paintings are textured and tactile and explore similar form, edge, and three-dimensionality as in my ceramic work. I am drawn to a sense of timelessness, the origin story of a stone, a glacier, or cracked desert earth - something that roots us in our existence beyond what humans have constructed.
Element Series: Black Iron + Blue 50
$2,100
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I work intuitively while making, responding to the form, surface and overall feel, ripping at edges and emphasizing natural cracks. Many of my techniques come from mimicking nature's processes such as freeze and thaw, extreme moisture and drought, and erosion. Intuition and an inner, centered emotion both play a large role during the creation of my work. I push back and forth between masculine and feminine, raw and refined; the exuberance of traveling to a foreign land and the inner clarity and resonance of simply being. I’m drawn to a sense of timelessness, the origin story of a stone, a glacier, or cracked desert earth, something that roots us in our existence beyond what humans have constructed. My work helps locate and orient me in the world. They are way posts, markers, guides, fragments, or cairns for exploring the essence of our physical and inner landscapes.
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