Vestiges
Solo Exhibition, Boswell Corner Gallery-North Idaho College, February 14-March 24, 2023
Vestige traces to Latin vestigium, meaning "footstep, footprint, or track." Like its parent, it is used to refer to a perceptible sign made by something that has passed or to a tangible reminder, such as a fragment or remnant of what is past and gone.
-Merriam-Webster
My favorite way to move through the world is as a treasure hunter. I love the whole process: the exploring, the discovery, and the subsequent deep-dive studying. I have gone down many a research rabbit hole with my own collection of vestiges. I hold onto them because they are the treasures of curiosity’s spark, and because they make me happy.
I want to take on a similar spirit when making objects, allowing one discovery to lead to another, whether that be through process or materials, or stumbling upon some small intrigue and giving it a place of prominence.
I have continually returned to concrete as a medium, seeking treasure in what it might offer to me as an artist. Vestiges is a series of 28 sculptures created from concrete. Individually, they contain traces of something familiar, yet not fully known. As a collection, they represent the thoughts and fragments of my explorations of concrete as a material for sculpture.
I want to take on a similar spirit when making objects, allowing one discovery to lead to another, whether that be through process or materials, or stumbling upon some small intrigue and giving it a place of prominence.
I have continually returned to concrete as a medium, seeking treasure in what it might offer to me as an artist. Vestiges is a series of 28 sculptures created from concrete. Individually, they contain traces of something familiar, yet not fully known. As a collection, they represent the thoughts and fragments of my explorations of concrete as a material for sculpture.