Kate's Artist Statement

Lately I've been fascinated with translating ordinary objects found in everyday life into unexpected materials.  (For example, I made an extensive series of contraptions entirely out of cardboard, then gave each the ability to fulfill an impossible task. Here is a cardboard typewriter that will allow you to edit your life, correcting any mistakes that torment you.) 

 I see my work as an attempt to create an alternate universe, where artifacts like this typewriter are commonplace.  It is a collision between idealism and realism.  By making these machines and assigning them an impossible function, I point out the flaws in our world and simultaneously realize that only magic can fix them.  Yet somehow, the mere act of summoning these pieces into existence gives me a simple kind of hope.  That must be why I insist so firmly that this typewriter can actually erase mistakes.  Though I'm interested in continuing this series during the coming year, I want to make sure that I'm not merely recycling ideas.  I want to take it further and be ambitious, especially where scale is concerned.

your artist statement

hey.
Really enjoying your blog entries... great intros.

Please upload your artist statement, at the latest by next Tuesday.

Also, the website for exhibiting during this semester on first floor Holman is
updated. Don't delay- and choose a date --- soon ----- really soon.

hello yall : )

Summer for me has been very chaotic and stressful being pulled in and out of servral places for freelance work including graphic design and some fine art for small buisness's and friends. Lately i've been working with my local community college MCCC, working closely with my older students and newer ones during the summer helping them with various tasks in assistance with photoshop, illustrator, maya, flash, etc.

Between working at a campground driftstone on the deleware River Road, PA and working with my uncle in Montgomery, NJ with his color correcting company; basically magazine, cover, and poster fixtures including color balance, seperaton, and other methods of polishing pictures.

I'm very excited about meeting everyone in class now that the semester has started also after hearing all the rest of your very interesting and busy summer storys everyone has posted. See you all class everyone!

James Stevens.

Ryan

I just wanted to say hello and add a little more onto what Kate said about this summer. Recently I worked with Kate in the MUSE program and it was one of the most rewarding experiences ever. I had an amazing time learning how to create a researched based piece as well as many different paper making techniques. Although most of the summer was spent brainstorming for the MUSE pieces and working hard to get everything done on time, I did have some time to work on personal pieces. This work mostly was limited to brainstorming and planning however. I was initially worried about which direction I wanted to head in, but through the MUSE program and some personal work I think I have decided a printmaking/book art direction. Because of this, I am currently working on creating my own artist book/ graphic novel as well as brainstorming and working through a couple other initial ideas. So that's all I have been up to really.
Other than all that I am so overly excited to join the thesis class and can't wait to meet everyone and get started.