Nine Circles
You were born in 1970, where they any artists from that era that had a profound influence on you as an artist? It’s clear that recycling and So many different things were sustainability are topics that need happening in the 70’s coming more focus that they get, how out of the 60’s including concepdo you think we can make more tual art, photo-realism, land art, people aware of their importance performance art, visual art, and with regards to our ever post-minimalism. dwindling resources? As a teacher, I always feel my first I’m going to have to go with obligation is to be a good example. post-minimalism and say, Eva I’m such a passive person; I don’t Hesse. She used similar themes as usually try to convince anyone of minimal art like grids and systems, anything. I think small actions go but it was more about the process a long way and good work speaks and the hand-made. Minimal art volumes. was industrial and cold. shredding them, so they are unidentifiable. We have a working relationship.
Stjerome
The scale of some of your pieces is enormous, what is the longest you have ever spent on a project? I try not to let anything take up more than two months, but I usually have multiple things going on, so there are pieces at different stages of completion. What led you to choose your favourite media? It began at a very young age having a grandmother who was an obsessive crafter. She could transform bubble gum wrappers into magical chalices with a few folds and twists. That simple act opened something up in my mind
that I can’t seem to shut off. Can I post a youtube link here? I made this video in 2001: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=0nb6y10MKQs Is there packaging from a particular era that you are drawn to? There is a local company called Evangeline Maid Bread that is a major part of my local community. I grew up with it, my grandfather worked for them in the 40’s or 50’s, and the plant is still there operating just blocks away from where I live now.