On view: March 29-April 2, April 7-8, 2026
Reception: Thursday, April 2, 2026, 11 A.M.-12 P.M.
Artist Statment:
A human life is a brief moment. We are witness to the vastness of this ancient Earth and then are gone; in other words, we get only a glimpse. My recent artwork has been about facing the awe and grief associated with the transience of our time on the planet. When we are standing at the coastline or walking along a limestone ridge, we become aware of our fleeting presence within a greater context. I aimed to depict this scenery and this feeling. An initial point of inspiration for my exhibition came from reading the work of Louise Glück. From her 1999 book Vita Nova, in the poem “Eurydice,” she writes:
Eurydice went back to hell.
What was difficult
was the travel, which,
on arrival, is forgotten.
Transition
is difficult.
And moving between two worlds
especially so;
the tension is very great.
A passage
filled with regret, with longing,
to which we have, in the world,
some slight access or memory.
Only for a moment
when the dark of the underworld
settled around her again
(gentle, respectful),
only for a moment could
an image of earth’s beauty
reach her again, beauty
for which she grieved.
…
The materials used in this exhibition include acrylic paint, canvas, pen ink, clay, translucent yupo paper, black walnut ink, wood, glass, rocks, and soil. The making of this project took me from North Carolina to the fossilized coral reefs of Ireland, to the grasslands of Eastern Montana, and to once-in-a-lifetime icebergs on the shores of Cape Cod.
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