Most of my art is done with clay. This is because clay can take on so many different personalities which allows me to portray all of these thoughts and feelings visually. When I make art, I start with a feeling; joy, tranquility, anger, isolation and then start constructing. A passionate emotion fuels creativity and leads to things you could not have imagined. Often, I do not know what I am making until I have almost completed a piece, that is how I know that my piece is original and truly of my creation. I also try to have my pieces take on a more figurative rather than literal aspect. That way the piece can be up for interpretation by the viewer and take on different qualities.
I create sculptures to take on organic aspects tying to the four elements. I enjoy using water since it can be a tranquil stream, flowing and calm, or a traitorous wave, wreaking havoc and destruction. I also like using earth because it creates such unique shapes and textures that can create jagged edges or curling vines. In my art, I study how water flows when I drag objects through it, how a ripple spreads, or how a wave crashes onto a shore. For earth, I use bark from trees to make textures and look at the patterns of rocks and the shapes of vines for different shapes. By using these elements, I can portray my emotions on a more in unique and more exact ways.
Although many artists use nature to inspire their art, mine is unique because I use the shapes of natural things, and how they make me feel to fuel my artistic ventures. My art shows how my emotions are tied directly to the mood around me, like nature is. For example, plants are affected by weather, and a streams direction is affected by the rocks it travels over and around. I am the same way. The weather that affects plants are like how politics or peoples’ moods on current events affect me. Rocks that block a stream are like my own personal obstacles or challenges I face in life.
My art is a personal reflection on the world; as well as a reflection of my obstacles and aspirations. I use my art to spread these views to other people to help them reflect on these aspects of humanity and the world as a whole.
I create sculptures to take on organic aspects tying to the four elements. I enjoy using water since it can be a tranquil stream, flowing and calm, or a traitorous wave, wreaking havoc and destruction. I also like using earth because it creates such unique shapes and textures that can create jagged edges or curling vines. In my art, I study how water flows when I drag objects through it, how a ripple spreads, or how a wave crashes onto a shore. For earth, I use bark from trees to make textures and look at the patterns of rocks and the shapes of vines for different shapes. By using these elements, I can portray my emotions on a more in unique and more exact ways.
Although many artists use nature to inspire their art, mine is unique because I use the shapes of natural things, and how they make me feel to fuel my artistic ventures. My art shows how my emotions are tied directly to the mood around me, like nature is. For example, plants are affected by weather, and a streams direction is affected by the rocks it travels over and around. I am the same way. The weather that affects plants are like how politics or peoples’ moods on current events affect me. Rocks that block a stream are like my own personal obstacles or challenges I face in life.
My art is a personal reflection on the world; as well as a reflection of my obstacles and aspirations. I use my art to spread these views to other people to help them reflect on these aspects of humanity and the world as a whole.