Diem Chau
I personally really like her carving of the crayons. She carved the crayons into the alphabet and carved more crayons into natural species(plants/animals) from the Northwest. She takes something so little and fragile and is so precise. She gives it a bigger meaning. She really re-contextualizes the crayon and makes it about something else, about nature. It has a childish feel to it, with crayons as the material and the alphabet carved onto them, it is also very grown up, environmental, and educated with the plants and animals carved onto the supporting(of the letters) crayons. Her dedication and patience she had to put into changing something so small and fragile is very inspiring to me because with the right dedication and interest in something, you can create beautiful art work out of practically anything.
A-Z: Northwest Natives
At G. Gibson Gallery
Jaq Chartier
Jaq Chartier's piece that I was really drawn to was 12 Samples. It was made with acrylics, stains, and paint on a wood panel. Her work is inspired by scientific images. Her SubOptic exhibition is focused on coral reefs and her use of dull colors "reference mass coral bleaching, where corals die due to range of environmental stressors, especially increased acidity and water temperature." At first glance of this piece with no background information it would not make me think about the sea. My first thought was light shining into dark places; that is why I was so drawn to it, because of my love for light in the darkness.
12 Samples
At Platform Gallery
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