BIO

Alice is a lifelong resident of the Southwest, Arizona and now New Mexico. The bright light of the desert suits her use of intense, saturated colors, and a well-developed imagination fuels her fanciful approach to art making. She has earned national recognition and awards for her artwork.

Artist Statement

In a fascinating partnership between heart and mind, humans have long perceived something of their own mystical nature in imaginatively created figures. Combining woven cloth, carved wood and a variety of textile skills, my work is yet one more tangent of this ages-old exploration.

Color choice is the first sensory suggestion of a figure's identitiy...cool, hot, exciting, soothing to the eye. Then, layered textures of cloth, wood, paper, twine, and ephemera engage the sense of touch and further the eye's delight. Can one "hear" what such a persona is saying?

Complementing the figures is a Creation Myth that tells of old and lasting bonds between heaven and earth, between the natural world and the pursuits of humans. This ever-evolving story provides me with an intellectual context for making the pieces, and in due course deepens the viewer's enjoyment.

In the end, the purpose of the figures is to remind us that life is experienced in relationships -- varied, intense, beautiful, and sometimes magical.

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