Time and Tide No. 8
In the late 19th century, three forts were built on the northern coast of Washington to guard against the imagined threat of invasion by naval powers from the far side of the Pacific Ocean. No gunships ever sailed over the horizon and the defenses were abandoned in the 1950s. Since then, the old gun batteries and battlements have been slowly crumbling into the ocean, their rusted remains washing ashore with the coming and going of the tides. I am fascinated by these remnants objects, both as material and metaphor—what they say about our fears, our hopes, our impermanence.
Fine Art Segment (Wall Mosaics)
36 x 24 x 1.5
$7,600.00
35
Materials List
Found metal objects, slate, ceramic tile, pottery, glass
Artist Statement
In my work, I’m excited by the possibility of using mosaic’s ancient materials and methods to find contemporary resonance and meaning. I’m interested in the rhythm and music of line, and the interplay of color and gradient in the transition from light to dark. How to make hard materials appear to flow like water. How many shades of black it takes to capture the darkness of night, how many greens to convey the feel of deep water. How to make chunks of rusted iron appear to be both fixed and floating.
I believe every mosaic is a chance to explore questions about technique, art, about life. The questions are more urgent than ever as we struggle to figure out how to live ethically in a time when our material lives have brought us to the brink of environmental catastrophe; how to foster community in a time of ever-deepening division; how to express basic human truths in a time when fundamental human freedoms are under threat; and how to live with agency and purpose when the problems we face often seem too overwhelming to grasp, much less solve.
