Artist Statement 2010
I am obsessed with imagery, bright colors and shiny things not unlike a crow or a small child. I always have been.
I will freely admit that I am a “grangerizer.”
The imagery that I use is gathered from a variety of influences and sources mainly from my childhood and the possessions that surround me.
I am: a collector of skeletons, heart shaped rocks, ephemera, dolls, license plates, religious icons and books—tons of books.
I will freely admit that I am a grangerizer. My intention is to preserve these visual metaphors for generations to come. I humbly honor the source from which they came.
I am: a storyteller. The stories I tell through my work reflect the way I view the world—often a brash voice in a room of hushed tones. My sometimes-controversial textiles arise more from conviction than contrariness. How one might interpret my work is of course, unquestionably personal.
As a child I was preoccupied with creating my own paper dolls. I would spend hours cutting and pasting together my own paper people creations from what I found in magazines. The forbidden PLAYBOY magazine was the best source for men, usually attired in evening wear. In the late 1950s it was quite a rarity to find buy commercially printed male paper dolls.
Some things never change. I continue to work today much in the same way I did when I was seven hunting, scavenging, cutting, ripping, pasting, enlarging, reducing and waiting for the divine moment when everything falls in to place.
Wendy Huhn |
