Biography
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I earned my Bachelor of Arts from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a concentration in ceramics, fibers, and art education. I also hold a North Carolina teaching license for the visual arts and I am certified to teach Kindergarten through 12th grade.
I credit my maternal grandmother, Florence Estelle Hoye, for showing me an unwavering passion and a desire to explore the visual arts. |
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Artist Statement
For me, textiles equal comfort. From the moment of your birth, you are wrapped in a layer of soft, woven fibers. This introduction to textiles leads us to a yearning for certain things -- a security blanket, a warm quilt to sleep under, your favorite shirt, or those wonderful fuzzy socks that you put on at the end of a long day.
My current body of work combines traditional and modern quilting techniques, found objects, ceramics, rust dyed fabrics, and discarded clothing that come together to represent what we as a society have left behind, forgotten, but will again discover through excavation. This body of work will consist of large and small scale mixed-media quilted wall pieces, three-dimensional mixed-media sculptures, and altered books. The pieces will reflect an interest in four types of materials: found objects that have been discarded, ceramics, photographs (altered and raw), and various types of rust dyed materials.
My current body of work combines traditional and modern quilting techniques, found objects, ceramics, rust dyed fabrics, and discarded clothing that come together to represent what we as a society have left behind, forgotten, but will again discover through excavation. This body of work will consist of large and small scale mixed-media quilted wall pieces, three-dimensional mixed-media sculptures, and altered books. The pieces will reflect an interest in four types of materials: found objects that have been discarded, ceramics, photographs (altered and raw), and various types of rust dyed materials.
Contact Information
Interested in purchasing a piece of art, questions, comments, or suggestions? Please let me know directly via email.
Works may also be ordered and purchased through my Etsy shop: Grackle House
Works may also be ordered and purchased through my Etsy shop: Grackle House