There's No Place Like Home is a series of works that explores the process of searching for home. It began in Haliburton as my final assignment in Studio Process, but the subject was so compelling that I continued the exploration for another year and a half. It investigates the definition of “home” in a changing cultural context.
The idea surfaced
after I sold my childhood home and embarked on an eighteen month period of moving from one place to another, sometimes by choice and other times by
necessity. It made me examine all my preconceived ideas about belonging to a place or community.
My paintings
are created with cold wax and oil on wood panels; the materials themselves
speak of the historical significance and preservation of home. I deconstruct and reconstruct the symbol of a
house to represent the search for home and its changing significance.
My word art is a collection of simple drawings illustrating the emotion behind the sense of belonging or not belonging.
Finally I assembled a series of nests from found objects that are an observation of different types of homes.
Selected images:
My word art is a collection of simple drawings illustrating the emotion behind the sense of belonging or not belonging.
Finally I assembled a series of nests from found objects that are an observation of different types of homes.
Selected images:
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