City Works: Inspiration behind my new series
Maps
I have collected maps all my life. It comes from my dad, he collected maps. As a kid, I never really understood WHY he liked maps so much. When he would pull off on the side of the road to unfold his large map for directions, I just enjoyed the patterns, the colors, and the layout. I was always amazing when he read the lines and then an hour later we arrived at our new destination. The adventure in it all enamored me.
Of course, back then you actually needed a real-life map to get somewhere new. Iphones and internet didn't exist. Let's all take a moment to think about that. iPHONES AND THE INTERNET DID NOT EXIST. There was no quick "rerouting, or "make a u-turn" or punching into google how to get to the nearest grocery store. Back then every adventure you sought lied between you and that map. What a thrill, right? What a raw connection from lines on the paper to feeling every curve and notch in the road. It taught our society to be obversate, remember landmarks, and soak in daily travel.
My latest series is inspired by my childhood love of maps. These works are to help connect you to your travel adventures, your hometown, or your new home! They are to remind you of all the work it took to build your community. To call attention to all the diversity and individuality that makes your community vibrant and bold. Each pattern, layer, and buidling block is to inspire you explore, embrace playfulness, and encourage you connect to your community.
Intaglio, Monotype, and Hand Cut Print
Black frame shadow box frame with museum glass and wire backing
Image Size 12” x 2” x 12”
This piece is 3- D. The hand-cut pieces pop off the page creating a dynamic one of a kind piece. Each layer is cut and assembled using archival materials. It is all created with paper keeping things airy and light. It is framed in a black shadow box that is 2inch deep. Allowing the artwork to have space to pop off the page. This hand-cut piece pushes the viewer to explore the many floors of a building. It plays with being about to see two perspectives at once in a sky rise city building, seeing the building brick right across from you but also the city layout and floors of individual buildings.
Weave through the empty interstate streets as you move from building to building.
This piece is one of kind, hand-drawn, hand-printed, and hand-cut.
Intaglio, Monotype, and Hand Cut Print
Black frame shadow box frame with museum glass and wire backing
Image Size 12” x 2” x 12”
This piece is 3- D. The hand-cut pieces pop off the page creating a dynamic one of a kind piece. Each layer is cut and assembled using archival materials. It is all created with paper keeping things airy and light. It is framed in a black shadow box that is 2inch deep. Allowing the artwork to have space to pop off the page. This hand-cut piece pushes the viewer to explore a smaller town layout. This piece is about nature space, simplicity, and our land.
This piece is one of kind, hand-drawn, hand-printed, and hand-cut.