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ARTIST STATEMENT
Joan Desmond
This semester, I went down three rabbit holes regarding my art-making and
practice, and I am not sorry I did. The different rabbit holes brought me to
places of interest, exploration, and curiosity of materials and ways to have them
express what was going on in my psyche at the time. The painting enabled me
to see and approach the landscape and its colors in deeper and more simplified
ways. The little figures may seem whimsical and colorful; they represent things
that are not. These figures are not spirit dolls. The hanging "clothing" is made
up of work begun a while ago and undergoes many iterations as it is affected by
nature. They are also part of a story that carries the weight of sadness. This
semester in the Enso Circle CR brought me to buried truths. Like an
archeologist, I carefully dug them up and handled them, laying them out in
categories so that I could do further research within my soul.
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