Anguish- Exhibiting at the Garfield Park Arts Center

Anguish is the highlight of this triptych wood series and is inspired by a particular dead cedar tree in Eastern Ohio. The observation of this dead tree surrounded by lush vegetation of a Midwest forest revealed this certain feeling in the artist. It was as if it was a metaphor of what she is currently experiencing lately towards her passion for conservation of the environment. There are days that it feels she is the only one who cares about preserving our lovely planet. It’s like she is the sad dead cedar tree, surrounded by the lush vegetation that resembles the bustling way of life that she observes in everyday society. The nails are a representation of society’s response to conservation, as if it’s ignoring this concept and “pegging” into an already dead tree. She hopes that this body of work invites the viewer to be curious about ways they can be “more green.”

Part of a solo exhibit through February 3rd at the Garfield Park Arts Center.

Dimensions:

21 inches tall

8.5 inches wide