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United States
Collage, Acrylic on Wood
Size: 18 W x 17.5 H x 0.7 D in
Ships in a Crate
Reading the Liturgy of Hours on a daily basis, a number of psalms and verses have become meaningful to me over time. As I recovered from family tragedy in 2018, Psalm 125 struck a very personal chord. For months, I had trouble functioning through depression. Even though I continued to move forward, progress was slow and painful. However, I had faith that if I just kept going, I would eventually find peace and joy again in life. When that day finally came, I was inspired to use a discarded panel with a rounded divot in one side. It would become the bottom of the sun in the second piece of the series, reading, “But with Joy they will come, come bearing the sheaves.” Once the second half was complete, I had the energy and enthusiasm to go back to the beginning using a panel my husband had painted as the base. I unintentionally ended up covering up most of his original art, though it still shows through in some areas. I painted a rain cloud and used shapes I found in a coloring book to serve as seeds and raindrops to finish the beginning of the verse, “They wept as they went, went with seed for the sowing.” I pray this psalm and this duo will help others make it through the suffering to see joy on the other side.
Collage:Acrylic on Wood
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:18 W x 17.5 H x 0.7 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
Packaging:Ships in a Crate
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Handling:Ships in a wooden crate for additional protection of heavy or oversized artworks. Crated works are subject to an $80 care and handling fee. Artists are responsible for packaging and adhering to Saatchi Art’s packaging guidelines.
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It was my fifth grade teacher who taught me about environmentalism. In addition to pleading to the mayor of my hometown in a hand-written letter regarding deforestation, I remember driving my family members crazy as I timed the length of their showers to reduce water waste, and following behind them to turn off unused lights everywhere they went. As an adult, I worked to have recycling services added to apartment complexes and employers the like, and I constantly embrace new ways to reduce my carbon footprint. So, it's no surprise that my art focuses on the reduction of consumption and the reuse of discarded items. From broken machines to cut-off wood panels, glass food containers and garbage found in our lake, I attempt to make use of everything that's no longer needed in our household. In fact, my naming convention using cut-out words from magazines started because our 80-something neighbor gave us 17-year old magazines for no apparent reason. Now I collect magazines from various places. After scouring and removing all content helpful to my art, we even use the remaining paper product as kindling in our (formerly discarded) wood stove to heat the studio in winter. My goal is to not only reuse items that have outlasted their original purpose, but to pay homage to the original creations in the process, to make what's old new again, and to breathe life into objects long determined useless. As a graphic designer and photographer, my mixed-media art is an outlet for my creativity in the 3-dimensional world that enables me to combine my skills using a unique and fresh perspective that brings new meaning to the world. I truly hope to inspire others to do the same.
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