Rebecca Hutchinson

Rebecca Hutchinson's ceramic work appears to mimic a fabric like texture. She creates multiple pod like forms that are installed throughout the gallery space. I was particularly drawn to her work because of the weightlessness and simplicity of the forms. As I begin to combine ceramics and fibers artist like rebecca are very insightful.

Jamie Salmon

Jamie Salmon's sculptures are made of silicone, pigment, fiberglass, acrylic and hair. These pieces are very large and are titled fragment. I came across this artist while researching ways in which to combine different materials. At first I thought is was computer generated until i looked at the variety of different sculpture pieces. The realistic quality of the skin and hair tricks the eye even though they are mostly flat sculptures. The emotional state of the subjects are very clear raw, guttural and exposed.
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Adrienne Sloane

Adrienne works with open knit forms which resemble human forms. She comments on the "cost of war" as the bodies hang and large drips of red blood emerge landing on the ground. Im particularly moved by the void space within the bodies and how it contributes to overall message. The detail within the forms is enough to carry the simplistic color choice. I find that the transparency of the bodies lost within the shadows which resemble the forms. These shadow represent the whole and filled version of the bodies.

Grass Work

This piece is very simple in shape and form emphasizing the balance and rhythm found in nature.The repetitive grass piece's show the simplicity of movement and continuity among all individual strands. The shadow create a reflection imposing of a sense of the suns orientation. I have left the strings hanging to mimic roots uplifted. As this grass is now free floating within a created environment.

Recent Work

Conceptually these piece's are about being alive within a state of death. It is intended to stimulate the authority of the natural elements reassuring a sense of balance. By preserving a state of decay the importance of time and progression is emphasized. Throughout the piece I used maiden grass which is a tall grass used typically as a light colored backdrop. The fabric is hand dyed and is reflective of the colors found within the grass. Tulle is used to veil and contain the grass causing the growth to be deliberate and continued with purpose. The release of energy is found within the embroidery work as well as the loose threads which mimic free floating roots. The linear quality of the pieces emphasis the way in which we use this particular grass. As a decorative element often secluded, isolated from natural growth and interaction.

Yvonne Wakabayashi

This work amazes me! The simplistic emptiness of the forms is breath taking. They ingulf the mind and wisp you away into an alternative state. The symmetry within the structure allows the viewer to grasp the beauty of the texture and of each individual component. Each piece communicates with the next further inviting the viewer to appreciate the artist's projections. There is a transfer of sea like creatures into a reality void of water, air and even gravity. I am particularly inspired by the shadows created within and around the forms. This adds dimensions and creates variations. The lack of color fascinated me, it becomes about the texture and the form which seems to be speaking more vividly through the restrained color pallet.

Katy Stone

Katy Stone's work is made of metal, paper, plastic, paint and a variety of different mediums. Her work is both crisp and gestural. It invades the wall like an unstoppable weed. The complexity in the small patterns creates fragile fluidity. The transparent quality contrasted with a variety of textures intrudes the viewers space allowing for the inability to bring clarification to the specific objects. I interpret the space as liquid dripping, somehow yielding to time and transforming in to a collective movement of gracefully liquified entities. Much like the beauty found in icicles and the unimaginable anger when one is aware of its inability to remain in tact. Katy Stone captures this beauty and in way is commenting on the decay and progression of things that surround us. Reminding us that we are observers and our inability to see such beauty will only narrow our creative integrity.