SCULPTORS CAVE
Patreon Intro
A Few Words: Why I Would Love
to Have Your Support…
For the past 12 years as a full time studio artist, I have
had the incredible fortune to be able to support myself by creating and selling
the work in order to keep my studio doors open and the lights on.
Studio
740: a place to bring like-minds
together
However, the last few years have
seen a dramatic change in the rhythm of my working days. Beginning a new group studio project, called
Studio 740, here in Helena, MT with my partner, Alessandro Gallo, we are bringing
in other artists to work with us, challenge us, and collaborate with projects, ideas,
practice, and fuel for the excitement of creating. A lot of our travels internationally and
across the US have put us in touch with so many amazing artists from every end
of the spectrum, that we were really inspired to create a modest space where we
could reciprocate that energy and invite them to come to us.
In addition, I am mentoring 4-8
interns each year by inviting them into my studio to work with me on these
projects and be a permanent part of them as they emerge from the studio. It’s an incredibly intense experience! But I cannot stress how important their
dedication and donated hours has been to me.
Monthly support from patrons on this site would help provide financial assistance
with travel and lodging for those assistants, as well as collaborators, and
outside specialists. (see below!)
I
want to do those projects we were always told not to try at home
I have always nurtured a secret
passion for crazy projects involving robotics, mad kid-science inspired pieces,
interactive works, and collaborative projects that push waaay beyond the normal
scope of what I can do alone in my studio. A few of these projects include the
mechanical breathing goat: “A Second Kind of Loneliness,” the tattooed hare:“L’Amante,”
the 30 ft long hand-stitched bride: “The White Hind,” and the insane sugar
encrusted chandelier:“The Adoration” – most works from my New York solo show
with the Claire Oliver Gallery in 2012, called “Come Undone”
These pieces have been relatively
rare in my studio, due to the incredible amount of resources that they require,
in addition to compensation for the other artists and assistants who are part
of those herculean projects. If I had
even a modest source of additional funding that didn’t take away from my time
producing the other works, it would have a huge impact on the type of
experimentation that you would see emerging.
Creating
a body of work specifically made for a public exhibition
Perhaps most importantly, I would like
to have your support, on even the smallest scale, because the audience I make
my work for cannot afford to purchase the pieces or even see them as they
disappear into private collections. Most people have only ever seen my work on
the internet. While I am humbled by how
amazing that is that I can reach so many people this way, it is not at all the
same as experiencing the scale and presence of the work in person. With that in mind, I’d like to focus the next
2-3 years on creating work for a public museum setting that would travel to
half a dozen cities across the US.
I have already begun planning and
creating with this goal in mind.
However, in practical terms, this will take me well over 2-3 years to
create, during which time I cannot sell the work I am saving for the
exhibition. If through a few small
grants and the support here, I was able to supplement that missing income, it
would allow me to use this time solely for the purpose of bringing together a
body of work for this exhibition.
It is an ambitious proposal for the
next 3 years, but I am practically glowing in the dark, I’m so excited. I have had a fantastic outpouring of support
through my website, Instagram, and from every school, residency, and
organization I have encountered. These
are all people who have been inspired and in return, continue to inspire
me. I hope you will join in supporting
that enthusiasm and any donation that you feel is doable and appropriate. I promise I will transform it into the most
mysterious and emotionally charged images that I can create…
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