Grottoes
Cascades Grotto
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Winter Grotto
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Falling Water Grotto
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Refractions Grotto
Flowing Streams Chrysalis - transition piece between Chrysalis and Grottoes series
Shades of Turquoise Grotto
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Yellowstone River Grotto
Rushing Grotto
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Geothermal Grotto
Iridescence Grotto
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"Flowing, rushing, rippling, cascading, effervescent.... The seductive attributes of water - the beauty in its many moods – invite me to stop, to spend time in wonder, to contemplate its path from the mountains, to pause and be grateful for its relative abundance in our region of the world.
The Grottoes are shrines to an element so necessary to our bodies and so inspirational to our souls. As a socially-engaged artist, I created these sculptures and their videos to provide an aesthetic backdrop to conversations about water rights, conservation and access and the many ways water is essential to our lives and livelihoods, as reminders of water as common ground, common necessity.
These thirteen concave, welded steel and mixed media wall sculptures were inspired by the intensely azure water and reflected light in the Blue Grotto of Capri, the grottoes associated with the Greek oracles, grottoes as garden follies, grottoes as religious shrines, grottoes formed by rock and brush from which water springs forth."
The Grottoes were highlighted in Flow, a socially-engaged project, centered at MSUBillings' Northcutt Steele Gallery and directed by Sherri, January 28 - March 18, 2016, where the exhibition, including additional juried works, sets the framework and jumping off point for community conversations around water issues, rights and usage.
Grotto themes include: Shades of Turquoise, Cascades, Winter, Falling Water, Flowing Streams, Geothermal, Iridescence, Reflections, Refractions, Ripples, Rushing, Yellowstone River.
The Grottoes are shrines to an element so necessary to our bodies and so inspirational to our souls. As a socially-engaged artist, I created these sculptures and their videos to provide an aesthetic backdrop to conversations about water rights, conservation and access and the many ways water is essential to our lives and livelihoods, as reminders of water as common ground, common necessity.
These thirteen concave, welded steel and mixed media wall sculptures were inspired by the intensely azure water and reflected light in the Blue Grotto of Capri, the grottoes associated with the Greek oracles, grottoes as garden follies, grottoes as religious shrines, grottoes formed by rock and brush from which water springs forth."
The Grottoes were highlighted in Flow, a socially-engaged project, centered at MSUBillings' Northcutt Steele Gallery and directed by Sherri, January 28 - March 18, 2016, where the exhibition, including additional juried works, sets the framework and jumping off point for community conversations around water issues, rights and usage.
Grotto themes include: Shades of Turquoise, Cascades, Winter, Falling Water, Flowing Streams, Geothermal, Iridescence, Reflections, Refractions, Ripples, Rushing, Yellowstone River.