One of the greatest adaptations in the natural world and within humanity is the ability to evolve, grow, and transform. Moles appear on the body and moss develops on a tree, which is beautifully decorative, yet divulges our own decay. I am a collector of progressing time. In my installations, I cultivate examples of perpetual sequences, allowing the viewer to pause and acknowledge these greater cycles of being.
These projects exist as environments that confront people with uncanny and ornamental representations of the natural world moving on without them. Glass has become my symbol for the contradictory of human existence. This manifests in through the exploration of domestic and familial recreation with glass as the material. I expose the relationship between what is loved and deprived valued and neglected, accessible and precious in the constant metamorphoses of life.
This is a glossary of terms that I use to describe my artistic practice.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Contrast | The examination of two seemingly different ideas, but may very well be the same. |
| Organic/Nature | The part of the world that humanity is at constant battle with in an attempt to dominate and conquer, but never seem to succeed and should humanity succeed we are all doomed. |
| Time | Life...age...decay...death...cycle... |
| Process | The act of making can be just as important as the product itself. |
| Table | Meal...domesticity...familial...memory. |
| Motion/Ephemera | Nothing actually stands completely still. |
| Ethereal | The overwhelming feeling that you are beyond the present when encountering a piece of art and is what I strive to create in my own practice. |
| Interplay | The interaction or reaction... between |
| Installation | The process of making art that has the ability to invade a space and bombar/confront the viewer with art. It allows the artist to work with a given space and not just a given object. |
| Grouping (set), Series, Pattern | Multiples of a practice, the same handmade process that produces a similar result, feeling, or object recognized repetition or purposeful repetition depending on the artist or viewer (it can be both). This can be seen in Multiples, Scale, or Volumne. |
| Translucent | One of the most appealing properties of glass in its relation to refraction and color. |
| Shadows | A temporal imprint of that moment that creates a dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface. |
| Swirl, Twist, Curve | So long as it is not just a straight line. |
| Controlled Chaos | Me/my life. |
| Engaging | Charming and attractive. There is something more to the piece other than the object and the viewer... there is an interaction. The piece itself is interactive. |
| Whimsical | Acting or behaving in a capricious manner. The act of creating by letting the piece create itself (making with only a little intention). |
| Space | A continuous area or expanse that is free, available, or unoccupied. The dimensions of height, depth and width within, which all things exist and move. Position (two or more items) at a distance from each other. It is the means of revealing the relationship and interaction between objects, light, and the viewer. |
| Texture | Something that creates depth, movement, and meant to create the possibility of engaging more senses (like touch, but doesn't have to be...) The feel, appearance, or consistency of a surface or a substance. |
| Growth/Gross/Grotesque | The unwanted and discarded pieces of the world that are representations of the natural world moving on without them. |
| Gilded/Precious | Covered thinly with gold leaf or gold paint. Wealthy and privledged. Something that is highly valued to the point that it is withheld to an extent. |
| Deprived/Discarded | Lacking significance or undervalued. The unwanted or abhorred of the world or things not thought about enough... |
| Accessible/Participation | The ability to create a full and lasting experience that allows for interactions between objects, people, and a space. |
| Material | The matter from which a thing is or can be made and is something I like to consider when I am making something (I would like to do so with intention). |
| Art History | The practice of honoring the artists that came before you and recognizing that you cannot escape their influences, but must embrace them. |
