Houston Art Walk

So, I was hoping to have loads of awesome pictures etc etc, but as it turns out, as soon as I got to Betz Gallery, I was immediately sent to work. I didn't even get to see what else was in the gallery! Sad but funny... Before the art walk even started, a young couple came in shopping for art. So, I got to ring them up. Oh so professional... The gallery was already pretty full, so I was lucky to still have room for my art. I had a little space for my work. To my dismay, the band had to be brought inside due to the rain, and guess where they set up... right in front of my work! So I thought "Great, no one's gonna even walk over there to check it out!" Weeelll....

To my surprise, I actually had a really nice girl talk to me about my work, and a couple minutes later, I had a buyer! So `a outrance now has a new home, no longer giving me attitude from her perch in my room, but now someone else's! haha

So, thank you! The piece just kind of started as an experimental piece, just for fun, but I've had such a nice response from lots of people about it, that I'd like to do a couple more in the same spirit. But for now, I'm still just going to enjoy my leisure time lol.

(only in) Remission

"(only in) Remission"
2010



Originally I had considered a red heart. Although it worked for my personal meaning behind the piece, and looked beautiful with her red hair, something about it was just not working. Plus, I didn't want it to look too typical or like some kind of religious iconography, so I had a last minute overhaul of the whole concept-- the night before the show!


The idea of a bruised or grayed/decaying sort of heart came to mind. Then I also thought about how coals are black and gray; dingey and dead looking, yet still containing bright burning red embers inside. From the start, I wanted the heart to morph into something organic. The veins and arteries reminded me of roots (which tied into some complex metaphorical statement I wanted to illustrate, that I don't want to go into right now- haha) and so I was thinking of it turning into roots and twigs; like something was growing from it. The thought of rich blacks and grays reminded me of black irises- thus the idea was born.

One of my favorite, overlooked parts of this is the bust (LOL). Using a super-secret technique, I creating this pattern of colors and highlights, coming through the black of the corset. You should click the image above to see it up close.

Below you can see more textural elements I incorporated throughout this piece:

And there you have it- my latest piece.

Houston Art Walk

As of today, I have signed up for the 2nd annual Houston Art and Culture Art Walk!

My work will be on display at Betz Gallery, and I will also be there working the event.

I know a lot of you readers are not in the area, but if you do find yourself in Houston on May 15th, I'd love to see you there! More info on their site ^__^