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My hope is for the viewer to feel the magic of exploration and experimentation. I want them to have a sense of discovery, to be aware of a layer they haven’t noticed before; the textures, the luminosity, curiosity of what lies beneath, and the constant joy of being surrounded by color. Living in the Northwest, I’ve been inspired by the natural world throughout my life. I was raised in a small fishing village where we ran free, overturning rocks to catch little crabs, wading in creeks for salamanders, digging in the dirt for worms. It rained a lot, making mud an available base to embed agates, moss, shells, and other treasures we’d find at the beach, in the woods, and in the bay. Through combining textures and the way light moved through the agates and beach glass I could transform these items to wonderful playgrounds for the little living creatures. The collaboration of all the forms together transformed them into something entirely new. I began embedding my drawings into cheesecloth using acrylic mediums. By doing so, this released both the work and the artist to a life free from the constraint of borders. The added benefit was the work and the artist became easily transportable, something very practical as I began traveling to artist residencies and creating traveling art shows.
Painting:other on Soft (Yarn, Cotton, Fabric)
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:19 W x 30 H x 0.4 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
Packaging:Ships Rolled in a Tube
Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.
Handling:Ships rolled in a tube. Artists are responsible for packaging and adhering to Saatchi Art’s packaging guidelines.
Ships From:United States.
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I’ve made art for as long as I can remember. Mom was the owner of the Sea Hag, where she bartended until three in the morning. I sat at the booth in the back of the bar collecting daily treasures. I learned how to make clothes for my dolls using printed flour sacks and colorful fabric samples from the post office garbage. I would staple, pin and glue. My work process hasn’t changed much except for using better quality materials. I exchanged glue for acrylic mediums. I use acrylic mediums on photographs and pull the paper off to create transparent images. My fabrics are cheesecloth, silk and lace. I use acrylic paint as a dye. Color is an important component; I believe in its healing effect. These lightweight materials are of sheer durability. The materials allow the spirit of life to gracefully flow through. I work intuitively while having an ongoing dialogue with the work. The meaning of my Norwegian surname, Strom, means “current”, which is a metaphor for my life. I want to be the fish flowing down stream, going wherever the current takes me. A zest for freedom is core to my life and work. A waitress taught me how to draw the figure. For decades I painted dancers. To capture movement in time, I needed to use photography. The life energy created a bond during our photo shoots. There is an intimacy that occurs, and the resulting dialogue after the sessions stays with me. My models are dancers and performers who took their talents to New York and became professionals. I continually go to life drawing sessions to keep the observational component alive during the process of drawing from photos. During my Master's program, I wanted my art to embody dancers free from the constraints of borders. My passion is the energy of the figure in motion.
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