Rachel Bubis: You describe your inspiration coming from “mundane, everyday objects and humorous, uncanny scenes that you might encounter at home or on a walk.” Could you tell me a little more about your process – what happens from the time you encounter an interesting object or scene to a finished painting? Caitlin Blomstrom: Like a lot of people, I use my phone as a tool to document the things around me. While walking, I take quick pictures of things that I want...
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"This body of work represents my journey as an immigrant child. The heat, the fire and firm yet fragile material used to make these sculptures represent the struggle and fragility of trauma and pain being processed. What I seek is healing and a reconciliation with my younger self. What I heal is not only for me, but for those who still are growing through their pain. May we all find peace, healing, reconciliation." — Andrés Bustamante, April 2023 Andrés Bu...
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Wesley Roden: The scale of your work coupled with the attention to detail allows viewers to either look closely or from a distance. How do you anticipate your works to be viewed and how do you create them with this dynamic in mind? Do you expect the works to be viewed personally, impersonally, or somewhere in between? Bethany Carlson Coffin: I definitely put a lot of emphasis on the experience and the encounter. That dictates, to a large degree, the...
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