Things Unseen. Each piece is 18" x 24" with a 1/2" white border.
Materials & process: Black & White images that I photographed and then hand stitched drawings into using colored thread.
Artist Statement:
I took these photographs originally to document my grandparents’ land in Theon, Texas (Williamson County). Theon has always been a place of adventurous creativity, as my brother and I were encouraged to roam and wander from a young age. Things Unseen visualizes this creativity through the use of colored thread and black & white photography.
Turning images black & white alters subjects we may recognize but normally ignore. The absence of color changes the images just enough to be able to see them in a new light, and therefore perceive new details. It is in realms of observing what is normally overlooked that creativity and imagination reside.In this way, the black & white images offer themselvesas spaces where the invisible can become tangible.
Turning images black & white alters subjects we may recognize but normally ignore. The absence of color changes the images just enough to be able to see them in a new light, and therefore perceive new details. It is in realms of observing what is normally overlooked that creativity and imagination reside.In this way, the black & white images offer themselvesas spaces where the invisible can become tangible.
The entire body will be shown at the Back Lot Gallery in Brenham, TX, from April 1-June 1, 2015, and will be available for purchase at that time.
Contact The Ant Street Inn or MoonShadow Press for more information.
