Artist Statement
Ever since I was little, I was obsessed with plaid. I appreciated the calming presence of a grid and pleasing color. For a moment that was all I thought about; a structured pattern that could be a lot more complex than originally thought. I began to create my own and filled sketchbook after sketchbook.
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There are many rules that go into weaving a plaid. It is more than just squares and intersections of color. There are many simple things that add to the pattern and make it what it is. While I am definitely a person that loves rules, I have begun to discover that some rules have to be broken to actually make a painting function correctly. I have begun to push boundaries. I try to see what rules can be broken or shifted. Overtime I am learning how to take plaid patterns and make them my own. I remove rules or change them entirely to create compositions that have moved beyond their plaid origin. I have taken a set collection of guidelines and made a new creation. I continue to search and try to find the perfect place between structure, freedom, and control.
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