black water Series (artist statement)

Artist Statement: Black Water series

The Black Water series is in sculptural relief, using twigs as a metaphor for humanity. As we float through this vast cosmic existence we impact the lives, positions and situations of all those around us, just as pieces of wood drifting along in the currents of a river. Twigs of Chinese Elm are gathered, dried and adhered to the surface of hollow core doors using modeling paste. The process is quite laborious as the twigs are like lines in a drawing, each placed with consideration of its angle and thickness.

Pumice Gel is applied to open areas for the gravelly textural effect and then several coats of black acrylic paint are brushed over the entire surface. Chance and the unknown are represented in the intriguing and mysterious Black Water.