A Cabinet of Curiosities

A Cabinet of Curiosities: An eccentric exhibition of the mysterious, the exotic & the bizarre.

 ARTIST STATEMENT

  When I first began to create assemblages I became fascinated by the idea of a “thought contained”; a moment captured, preserved yet inaccessible behind glass in a wooden structure. I discovered that with deliberate selection & placement of each element, I could create a “pallet of objects” each with its own distinctive visual eloquence. I later began to seek to uncover the “secret soul” of the inanimate; to elevate lost, damaged & perhaps mundane objects through a veiled web of affinities. The process may seem intuitive at times, yet an associative thread is ever-present; a mysterious congruity between each fragment always exists. 

  My inspiration comes primarily from the language of esoteric symbolism, the world of nature as displayed in the “Cabinets of Curiosities” of the 16th & 17th centuries & from my studies of astronomy; the cosmic curiosities, strange & beautiful whorls of galaxies & the alchemy of stars visible in nebulæ & supernovæ.

 All insect, bird & animal remains incorporated into my assemblages are the result of death by natural causes or accident (e.g. road kill).  No living creature has ever been harmed in the creation of my artwork.