
TREE FORMS There are so many mythologies
combining human form with trees. Many cultures see the spirits within, from the
Greek's Daphne to Middle Earth's Ents. But the caryatids are autobiographical,
not in the way of a likeness or a story, but from the inside out. Imagine holding
up the sky, or dancing rooted like a tree, slow and sure. They are sentinels,
watchers. Bark peels, like garments, revealing smooth and vulnerable skin.
This work is available through Sawyer
Street Studios and June
LaCombe Sculpture.
HYBRIDS Here in Maine, we have long
winters; time to dream and fantasize about the perfect garden. Under the frozen
surface lie the tough roots, the hard seeds holding the potential for tender
sprouts, fleshy stems, riotous color. With the introduction of genetically engineered
plants, this winter dream can become a nightmare. Vegetable and animal merge;
can grow to an enormous size. With this series of work, I am playing with the
border between seduction and repulsion. It looks lush, touchable, but vaguely
unrecognizable, disturbing.
This work is available through Sawyer
Street Studios and June
LaCombe Sculpture.
























