For those who missed the Guardino Gallery show, here is a visual and expanded recap.
Artist statement below.
"Toile Series"- a suite of mixed media paintings inspired by original "toile" printed in 18th century France. I have been working on this idea on and off for the past two years, looking at the historic toile with its illustrations of genteel society and thinking about how it compares to interactions and/or conventions of today. Toile is a starting point allowing me to sort my own thoughts about society. Compositionally it is a little different, as it is flat and arranged in floating vignettes. Also, if you are familiar with my work, you can witness my fascination with layer upon layer, often variations of mesh, netting, fencing, woven or something sheer. Maybe that is really what this is all about for me...who knows?
