The Heart of the Matter

A Matter of Moments (close up)The Heart of the Matter: A group show about the heart is an annual Guardino Gallery show. I’ve participated the past several years and I was invited to submit art again this year. I created ten Curious Elements with a heart theme. My Curious Elements are found object pieces of art created in a multi-step process. In a nutshell, I cut up pieces of board, apply paint, plaster, sand, stain, and wax. To add depth and interest, I cut up yard sticks, apply vintage paper and a layer of stain. Then I rummage through my bins and boxes of bits, auditioning pieces of metal and sometimes scraps of fabric. When I’m satisfied with the layout and the underlying story, I begin the process of attaching. And that’s how a Curious Element is born – I once counted about 22 steps in the process from beginning to end!

Enough yammering. Here are the ten Curious Elements I created for the show.

"Small Bits of Perfection"
“Small Bits of Perfection”
"Unorthodox Methods"
“Unorthodox Methods”
"Personal Correspondence"
“Personal Correspondence”
"Obsessive Desire"
“Obsessive Desire”
"Familiarity With Chaos"
“Familiarity With Chaos”
"A Splice of Time"
“A Splice of Time”
"A Warm Refuge"
“A Warm Refuge”
"Close Proximity"
“Close Proximity”
"Interlude of Silence"
“Interlude of Silence”
"A Matter of Moments"
“A Matter of Moments”

 

The show opens at Guardino Gallery on January 30 and runs through February 23. The opening reception is Thursday, January 30, 6-9 pm.