Inspired by the movement of tall grasses swaying in the breeze, the artist has sought to interpret their beauty and emotive qualities such as grace, fragility, resilience and endurance by employing very thin steel wire. Line creates movement through direction, space, volume and texture in her works. With controlled but intuitive manipulation of the physical characteristics of fine metal wire, she explores various delicate structures interplaying between positive and negative spaces while creating volume, textures, space, colour, light and shadow in these forms. Black, silver and gold colours are employed to express the tenacity and graceful beauty of nature. The artist hopes these pieces speak to their endurance and harmonious survival in their environment.
Supported by Canada Council for the Arts and the Government of Nova Scotia