IngridTegnér ARTIST STATEMENT

For as long as I can remember, I have let the thoughts of others undermine my faith in my own work resulting in a sense of insignificance. It is time to let even that thought go now. During this residency, a sense of inadequacy led to the indulgence in distraction. Looking closer at this failure to produce, I realized that I have been gathering ideas all along. Many seeds of ideas are being nourished underground, unseen. A new direction may be germinating.

SMALL VESSEL OF GRATITUDE Shell, cardboard, fabric, paper, encaustic 4”

GIFTS OF FAILURE 1

Burned wood, thread, ceramic, encaustic 16” x 12”