Correspondence (with Betsy Lohrer Hall)
Shown: Artifacts of our correspondence in Betsy's studio.
Correspondence:
Betsy and I started with conversation. I wanted to work with Betsy because I knew it
would be an opportunity to get to know her better, something I was immensely
looking forward to. We met up at
Claremont and took notes and sketched as we talked. We knew our time to work side-by-side would
be limited due to our other obligations, so we decided to converse through the
mail. Throughout the spring and summer,
we exchanged letters, packages, small bits of paper and other remnants of our
respective studios. I tried to find ways
to connect those small things together physically and would mail them
back. Some imagery and emerged as well
as a growing collective aesthetic. We
built our installation in the gallery space, using it as our collaborative
studio. The piece is a culminating project of where we are in this conversation
and reflects on the imagery and topics of our correspondence.
The final installation was in shown at the Progress Gallery in Pomona, CA for 50/50: The Creative Magic of Collaboration in Aug 2018