portals + thresholds
In 2019, I began shifting my focus from painting to sculpture and photography. I created sculptures of copper pipes, stone and organic fabrics. These sculptures are prototypes for large-scale sculptures and represent the many conceptual thresholds we are invited to cross over as we heal and become. Portals and thresholds are structural and conceptual archetypes of personal growth and awakening consciousness. They can be related to the courage to lean in or step through a phase or chapter in one’s life. Portals are also representative of the psyche’s maturity.
Most recently, I’ve photographed these portals in various landscapes. Placing these works in conversation with Earth’s landscapes feels like a coming home, coalescence of natural and feminine elements, and a reminder to slow down and archive essence.
other themes related to my portals ::
~ adornment :: the portal is draped similarly to the drapes of Renaissance figures
~ copper pipes :: a utilitarian tool (widely identified as masculine) with “feminine” adornment // [manual] labor
