WCA/NH Reimagine at Silver Center

Dimensions: 36 x 22 x 16
Artist Statement: The Nature Regeneration Series reimagines the future of Nature with or without the presence of humanity. In my vision, nature will survive to regenerate a fantastic new world. My work often repurposes cast-off knitted and woolen clothing. Drawing inspiration from nature, I emphasize our interconnectedness by using materials essential for safeguarding our bodies from the natural elements. Through this exploration, I weave a narrative that underscores the connection between humanity and the natural world.

Dimensions: 14 x 11 x 0.5
Artist Statement: My art process combines collage, painting, and printmaking, sourcing heavily from repurposed materials. I enjoy the collaborative nature of mixed media, allowing the composition to emerge and evolve. This piece uses the small markings used in printing the packaging found in our recycling bins. As a graphic designer, I am familiar with their coded language of color and registration and the industries that use them. I an interested in how their visual language might be recast to invite awareness and challenge assumptions about the value of retail packaging in a world in need of new solutions.

Dimensions: 16.5 x 14.5
Artist Statement: My life as a printmaker has spanned forty years and many flat files. Revisiting the contents in 2023, I relegated several to a drawer marked “open when bored.” My first thought was collage; I don’t have the temperament. Inspired by weavings done by Dayna Talbot and Anne McMillan from scraps of other WCA/NH members work, I found the remains of what I sent them in 2017 and cut up another large green print that had gone terribly wrong. This is my first paper weaving since kindergarten, and the first of what I hope will be a significant series.

Dimensions: 14 x 11
Artist Statement: The theme of this show inspired me to revisit this collage. I added some new elements in ink, decorated paper and acrylic paint.

Dimensions: 21 x 17
Artist Statement: I like to turn trash into treasure. I find it a challenge to look at an item about to be thrown away and imagine how I could use it to create art. Almost every item in/on this mixed media piece is recycled. The base is a foam core board covered by a paper bag. The flowers are die cuts of fabric, netting and paper scraps, as well as wine bottle collars, coffee bags, and yogurt container foil seals. A pipe cleaner and paper cord form the stems. Gel medium and push pins hold everything together.

Dimensions: 14 x 10 x 1
Artist Statement: Old objects—photos, books, jewelry—fascinate me. They allow a glimpse into the past, which was basically a different world. What was important to people then? What objects surrounded them? I am particularly interested in how women lived in previous times. When I found a book from the mid-1800s titled “The Vices and Virtues of a Young Girl,” it sparked these pieces. Today’s objects, by contrast, concern me, because we live in a throwaway culture. Everything is disposable. So I look for ways to reuse and repurpose things that would otherwise go to a landfill.

Dimensions: 15.5 x 17.25
Artist Statement: These paintings unfold, sometimes quickly at other times slowly, as I respond to the surface pattern of the panels which were "harvested" from a demolition project in the building where I live. Seventy years earlier a carpenter dragged his trowel along the panels creating a surface that would adhere to the wall. Inspired by the writings of Saint Faustina, a visionary Polish nun who received a compelling message of mercy from God in the 1930’s, I “collaborate” with this artisan, reading these utilitarian "marks" as the rhythm of my paintings, that unite things physical and spiritual.

Dimensions: 18.25 x 15.5 x 2
Artist Statement: These paintings unfold, sometimes quickly at other times slowly, as I respond to the surface pattern of the panels which were "harvested" from a demolition project in the building where I live. Seventy years earlier a carpenter dragged his trowel along the panels creating a surface that would adhere to the wall. Inspired by the writings of Saint Faustina, a visionary Polish nun who received a compelling message of mercy from God in the 1930’s, I “collaborate” with this artisan, reading these utilitarian "marks" as the rhythm of my paintings, that unite things physical and spiritual.

Dimensions: 11 x 14 x 0.5
Artist Statement: My art process combines collage, painting, and printmaking, sourcing heavily from repurposed materials. I enjoy the collaborative nature of mixed media, allowing the composition to emerge and evolve. This piece uses the small markings used in printing the packaging found in our recycling bins. As a graphic designer, I am familiar with their coded language of color and registration and the industries that use them. I an interested in how their visual language might be recast to invite awareness and challenge assumptions about the value of retail packaging in a world in need of new solutions.

Dimensions: 5 x 5 x 3
Artist Statement: My recycled botanical sculpture embodies the theme "reimagine" by transforming discarded materials into a vibrant manifestation of nature's resilience.

Dimensions: 16 x 12 x 4
Artist Statement: Born from discarded materials, Second bloom blossoms into a testament of regeneration and creative rebirth. It challenges perceptions of obsolescence, urging observers to reconsider the potential within overlooked elements. As the sculpture grows with unexpected forms, it beckons viewers to reimagine the inherent beauty residing in the overlooked, fostering a profound dialogue about transformation, resilience, and the power of second chances.

Artist Statement: This film project reuses perennial ideas to talk about creativity and it's connection with the natural world. The focus is on using art and a chosen medium to come to a new understanding of how nature can help the artist and viewer realize a new and transformative connection to the natural world. Alchemy focuses on art glass, the flame, the torch, the maker and how they ultimately combine in the moment to go beyond time. Saramoun Prodcutions is an immersive video art project that aims t to reuse the Walden idea with contemporary focus. This is a mixed media video installation. We spoke with the gallery manager and said we can deliver these videos in the necessary format per the gallery specifications/ request. To view the installation please use this link:https://vimeo.com/showcase/10185335. :"Alchemy" is included in that link.

Dimensions: 14 x 12 x 3.5
Artist Statement: “TO” is an imagined history and destination of objects found and assembled. Being mainly a printmaker,I discovered these items in a box of goods I use to make marks on monotypes;shells,lace,rocks,and buttons.Shaping a dialogue required moving pieces around until the image came into focus.Experimenting in this way gave me an appreciation for natures design and for human invention.Reimagining the future means finding a balance between objects and humans within the context of the natural world.

Dimensions: 22 x 12 x 1
Artist Statement: please use the statement provided by my other piece for both

Dimensions: 14 x 0 x 1.5
Artist Statement: Old objects—photos, books, jewelry—fascinate me. They allow a glimpse into the past, which was basically a different world. What was important to people then? What objects surrounded them? I am particularly interested in how women lived in previous times. When I found a book from the mid-1800s titled “The Vices and Virtues of a Young Girl,” it sparked these pieces. Today’s objects, by contrast, concern me, because we live in a throwaway culture. Everything is disposable. So I look for ways to reuse and repurpose things that would otherwise go to a landfill.