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Junk Mail Takes Flight
“Junk
Mail Takes Flight,” centers around 1,000 junk mail origami cranes.
According to a Japanese legend, one who folds one thousand cranes is granted
a wish by a crane spirit. One thousand origami cranes are traditionally
given as a wish for healing or long life and they have also become a symbol
for world peace. The thousand cranes in this exhibit are folded from a
portion of the junk mail delivered to the artist’s home over the
span of one year, thereby transforming something unwanted into something
inviting hope. One is invited to enjoy the color and whimsy of the exhibition
while reflecting on the tradition it references. The hope, elegance, and
beauty of the thousand cranes achieve a lightness of spirit with this
use of junk mail, even as it critiques the remarkable waste in our society.
A catalog for this show is available
Letting Go, mixed media, 24X36"
Created for the Gates Project.
This piece began with a 3” round metal votive candleholder that was given to a woman by her ex-boyfriend. To her it represented the loss of love. After receiving the object I made a series of miniatures on scrap wood from a guitar manufacture, given to me by my good friend’s ex-boyfriend. These miniatures represent memories of a lost relationship, emotions, places, events, people, etc. Some are clear and some are beginning to fade. These memories are now flowing from the mind (candleholder) and gravitating to the unknown path. I chose the photo I took on the path between Monterosso and Vernazza, because I love the mystery of where it’s headed, where the path is leading is murky and unknown. This is the challenge we all face in letting someone go. Traveling from the warm green path into the unknown...
