I haven’t updated this news feed in a while so I’m taking a moment to share some Hearts I’ve created in the past year.
Paisley Heart. acrylic paint on fiberglass heart. 2021
This heart was created for the Grand Foundation of Tracy, CA. The Foundation supports arts education and programming in Tracy and surrounding communities. It is currently on display at West Valley Mall and will be auctioned off November 4, 2021. For more information visit https://www.grandfoundation.org/events
PopDot PushPins. acrylic paint on fiberglass heart. 2020
The Town of Danville invited 17 artists to create surface designs for heart sculptures that would be publicly displayed and then auctioned off to benefit the Village Theatre and Gallery. The public art exhibition was installed in June and ran through October. Hearts could be found on and around Hartz Avenue in downtown Danville. PopDot PushPin Heart was sold and is now in a private collection.
Here is what I had to say about the design:
“A push-pin is generally used to fasten notes to a board. Choosing push-pins for the heart symbolized for me the space to leave messages and at the same time the care needed not to cause pain. Little did I know when I chose to submit PopDot PushPin Heart for this project just how poignant it would be in 2020: so much pain in the world and the need for more heart. The PopDot series explores themes of culture, environment, and influences of our designed world. I work with bold familiar icons in saturated colors to draw viewer’s attention. The designs are placed on a background of exaggerated dots bridging art and design processes of the past with technology of now. Recontextualizing objects in this way allows for the addition of subtle messages that I hope inspire thought, though I am just as pleased if the work simply invites a smile. I believe strongly in accessibility of art for all in both placement of the work and content.”