The piece below is entitled " When it crumbles the birds fly away"
The imagery is of smoke clouds and flowers demolished houses, birds, the sky, and a t.v.
The piece metaphorically memorializes a couple of recent events and birds ascend into to the sky symbolizing a new beginning..

Artist Statement Revised

As an artist I have a unique opportunity to attempt to transform all of life’s experiences into another medium. All that I see,
feel learn and explore is meaningful not just for its intrinsic value but also for its potential to be incorporated into a new
vision. The creative process has provided a heightened awareness of my surroundings and the possibilities they offer. Within
each experience the possibilities for artistic transformation exist as potential awaiting interpretation. I believe that the
inspiration that a teacher can provide to a student is essential to creative development. That idea has inspired me to
continuing learning and sharing knowledge to others. The idea of having a community of purpose keeps the process more inspired and alive. When I am creating art I need a motivation to really feel I am part of the piece. My motivation usually stems from personal experiences. Memory plays a huge role in my artwork. The idea that memories hold the potential to transcend time or disappear into nothing keeps me dedicated to preserving their life through different mediums in art. I work primarily two and three dimensionally but am starting to work with time as a medium. I am interested in the way that the element of time can change the meaning of a piece. Using video manipulation I am able reinterpret my memories and transform them into something more truthful. Kinetic art enables me to show an action or involve my audience in an interactive manner. While I value my new interest in time based art I feel as though the same principles carry forth in my 2d and 3d work. Most of my two dimensional and three dimensional work emerges in an improvisational manner, in my collage work, I start by layering and overlapping pieces and build off of each piece with pure instinct. I often do not plan a piece before I start. I believe that this approach allows the work to stay truthful to inner feelings. Memory and personal experience are unifying themes throughout my artwork. However, science, and nature are also themes that I feel are essential in my work. Working in multimedia has allowed me to explore numerous different outlets for creative expression. Performance allows the experience of an event in the moment. Actually becoming involved in every aspect of its resolution both mentally and physically redefines the parameters of art for me. Although I believe that freedom and expression are essential to an artist’s ability to grow, I feel that technique and craft are equally important. For this reason I seek the more rigid approach of craftsmanship within my metals practice. The skills acquired have enabled me to develop a strong understanding of all properties of metal and the capabilities they hold. More importantly, the discipline has helped balance my work.

Artist Statement

As an artist I have a unique opportunity to attempt to transform all of lifes experiences into another medium. All that I see, feel learn and explore is meaningful not just for its intrinsic value but for its potential to be incorporated into a new vision. The creative process has provided a heightened awareness of my surroundings and the possibilities they offer. Within each experience the possibilities for artistic transformation exist as potential awaiting interpretation. I believe that the inspiration that a teacher can provide to a student is essential to creative development. That idea has inspired me to continuing learning and sharing knowledge to others. The idea of having a community of purpose keeps the process more inspired and alive. When I am creating art I need a motivation to really feel I am part of the piece. My motivation usually stems from personal experiences. Memory plays a huge role in my artwork. The idea that memories hold the potential to transend time or disappear into nothing keeps me dedicated to perserving their life through different mediums in art. I work primarily two and three dimensionally but am starting to work with time as a medium. I am interested in the way that the element of time can change the meaning of a piece. Using video manipulation I am able reinterperet my memories and transform them into something more truthful. Kinetic art enables me to show an action or involve my audience in an interactive manner.

guitar cabinet

So I started working on the guitar cabinet today. Its going to take me longer than I thought but hopefully I can get most of it done by Wednesday. I'm still not sure what to put for the imagery on the front, Maybe a tree growing, or a abstract tree roots kind of taking over the guitar. I'm not sure.

Today I am starting a new project. I will continue to work on my memory project but I am starting a project that i've been meaning to work on for a while. My boyfriend's guitar got destroyed in a bad car accident a couple of years ago. He gave me the pieces incase I wanted to do something with them. I am starting a series of memorials from that event. Last semester, I worked on a peice entitled " Reliquary" dedicated to the memory of his mother, whom he lost in the accident. The finished piece is pictured below. The piece was designed to symbolize a last embrace between the three of us. There are three hinges that open up to a peircing of a gate, the inside of the box contains light that shines through the gate and on to the ceiling. The design is intended to represent life, death and light as a symbol of hope.This new project is going also going to be about hope and rebuilding. With the remaining pieces of his guitar I am going to fabricate a case with cabinets. The house that he's lived in his whole life is being knocked down and replaced by his neighbors house. The transition is going to be hard and hopefully he can use this new cabinet in his new house. I will also put lights inside the guitar cabinets and have the guitar sort of become a reliquary for the things he decides to put inside it.

So, Newest development.... my dancers will be on the ground holding pieces of red yarn, connecting to eachother, random dancers will hold flashes or mini cameras and when connections are made, they will use the flashes to demonstrate those connections. This is what I want it to look like :

The image is of the neuro connections that the brain makes when it is remembering something.