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Beverly Soasey — mixed media/assemblage

The Arts Center Exhibitions:

• 'Portals,' Winter Show & Silent Auction, 2011
• 'Where Birds Dream' Winter Show and Silent Auction, 2010

Artist's Statement, PORTALS 'Portals,' Winter Show & Silent Auction, 2011

My piece titled 'Training Wheels,' of a child at the doorway, curious about the world and what waits beyond. All of life is about preparing, learning and exploring, and creating ones own path. The question always is, when do you take the step out and begin your own journey?

Process
When trying to explain the meaning of ones art, it can be said that one is “painting their life”, that they and their art are one. My ideas emerge from my own reality; expressing my beliefs and ideals and exposing my truths.

My art falls in the category of mixed media/assemblage, which for me means, anything goes. There are no boundaries, no formal rules on execution of materials. In a blending of objects and media, assemblage invites exploration and experimentation. It is completely suited to my collective nature, where I can do whatever it takes to express an idea, evoke a mood or convey a concept. My work is a study of textures, patterns and color–the combination of elements that intrigue and surprise the viewer. This process begins with the search and ends in a story.

My passion has always been art, from the earliest I can remember, whether it was making crafts at summer camp or a clay mask in sixth grade. I love what I’m doing! I love going to that unknown place and surprising myself with the result. There’s always that moment when I know a piece is finished, but until that moment, I have no clue when it will happen. My studio is overgrown with stuff: hundreds of objects, photos, books, bird wings, scraps of metal and ideas saved in various forms. There are boxes full of secrets and boxes waiting to be filled. Assemblage requires having inspiration and ideas around all of the time, always invading my thoughts. These thoughts and ideas come together in a single statement-. Like my obsession for collecting, traveling and exploring, my art becomes a part of that process.

Visit Beverly Soasey's website.