Spaces no. 2
The spaces that I inhabit have always been very important to me. My first 35 adult years I lived in minimal, exquisitely choreographed, environments. And while I will not deny that these gave me a Zen sense of aesthetic pleasure, their flawlessness was also a contributor to my constant sense of overwhelming stress.
For most, aging is a time to pare back and simplify. I have tended to do the opposite. My life, even with recent retirement, is a complex web of responsibilities and activities, and yet I find that everything I do places one step in front of the last step of my journey.
And I have replaced perfection with joy.
Today, the places I live, have a jumble of the stuff I never wanted; the things I presumed would have by now found their way to Goodwill, along with the memories I kept boxed. I tend to prefer things with a patina, much like myself. This could be perceived as nostalgia, but I have no longing for any time but today. It is simply an appreciation, as well as an acceptance of who I am and from whence I came, and I have found that it provides me an incredible amount of peace and happiness.
I think perhaps, that is partially why I enjoy this medium. I like the layers… a face upon a gesture, garments layered on a body of many different parts and pieces, a room inside of a room, all smudged together to represent a blurry, ever evolving, and mysterious journey.
I do different types of art, and am still trying to find my voice, but all of it, with scraps of oft reoccurring imagery, is not a literal representation, but a depiction of the twists and turns, the past and the present, and the thread of choices that have formed my life.
Stated sizes may be close approximations.
Contact me for custom larger sizes
Pigment Prints on 100% cotton rag paper, editions of 8, 4, and 2 respectively, signed, titled, and numbered.
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The spaces that I inhabit have always been very important to me. My first 35 adult years I lived in minimal, exquisitely choreographed, environments. And while I will not deny that these gave me a Zen sense of aesthetic pleasure, their flawlessness was also a contributor to my constant sense of overwhelming stress.
For most, aging is a time to pare back and simplify. I have tended to do the opposite. My life, even with recent retirement, is a complex web of responsibilities and activities, and yet I find that everything I do places one step in front of the last step of my journey.
And I have replaced perfection with joy.
Today, the places I live, have a jumble of the stuff I never wanted; the things I presumed would have by now found their way to Goodwill, along with the memories I kept boxed. I tend to prefer things with a patina, much like myself. This could be perceived as nostalgia, but I have no longing for any time but today. It is simply an appreciation, as well as an acceptance of who I am and from whence I came, and I have found that it provides me an incredible amount of peace and happiness.
I think perhaps, that is partially why I enjoy this medium. I like the layers… a face upon a gesture, garments layered on a body of many different parts and pieces, a room inside of a room, all smudged together to represent a blurry, ever evolving, and mysterious journey.
I do different types of art, and am still trying to find my voice, but all of it, with scraps of oft reoccurring imagery, is not a literal representation, but a depiction of the twists and turns, the past and the present, and the thread of choices that have formed my life.
Stated sizes may be close approximations.
Contact me for custom larger sizes
Pigment Prints on 100% cotton rag paper, editions of 8, 4, and 2 respectively, signed, titled, and numbered.
Contact me for shipping quote.
The spaces that I inhabit have always been very important to me. My first 35 adult years I lived in minimal, exquisitely choreographed, environments. And while I will not deny that these gave me a Zen sense of aesthetic pleasure, their flawlessness was also a contributor to my constant sense of overwhelming stress.
For most, aging is a time to pare back and simplify. I have tended to do the opposite. My life, even with recent retirement, is a complex web of responsibilities and activities, and yet I find that everything I do places one step in front of the last step of my journey.
And I have replaced perfection with joy.
Today, the places I live, have a jumble of the stuff I never wanted; the things I presumed would have by now found their way to Goodwill, along with the memories I kept boxed. I tend to prefer things with a patina, much like myself. This could be perceived as nostalgia, but I have no longing for any time but today. It is simply an appreciation, as well as an acceptance of who I am and from whence I came, and I have found that it provides me an incredible amount of peace and happiness.
I think perhaps, that is partially why I enjoy this medium. I like the layers… a face upon a gesture, garments layered on a body of many different parts and pieces, a room inside of a room, all smudged together to represent a blurry, ever evolving, and mysterious journey.
I do different types of art, and am still trying to find my voice, but all of it, with scraps of oft reoccurring imagery, is not a literal representation, but a depiction of the twists and turns, the past and the present, and the thread of choices that have formed my life.
Stated sizes may be close approximations.
Contact me for custom larger sizes
Pigment Prints on 100% cotton rag paper, editions of 8, 4, and 2 respectively, signed, titled, and numbered.
Contact me for shipping quote.