Laura Kahler, artist Jewelry is almost always used as a means of adornment. Heretic Adornment is the result of examining Medieval torture devices. These implements have always interested me, for they are meant to draw out the process of punishment no matter the device. While researching and juxtaposing jewelry and papermaking, I chose to combine … Continue reading →
Eamon Brokenbrough, artist I grew up in the rural South. When I was younger and I would be stuck to my dad’s hip for an errand run, it would be rare when he would not encounter someone to talk to. It seemed to me that all people ever wanted to talk about was the past … Continue reading →
Ben Osterhout, artist — Throwing on the wheel, I create objects that range in form from classic styled shapes to abstract decorative pieces. I like to use ceramics as a ground for my paintings. I have found that throwing on the wheel is meditative, and the three dimensionality of the form helps to accentuate my … Continue reading →
Dallas Price, artist — My interest lies in examining the effects of immigration and how it relates to personal narratives. Why do people risk their lives in an effort to bypass the system, and leave their families behind as they journey across the border into the United States? Is this going to make one’s life … Continue reading →
Sarah Charlton, artist — I am drawn towards the unknown. This house in Farmville has been abandoned for many years, yet so many belongings have been left untouched. What has been left behind says a lot about the person who owned it. I am photographing the objects I find in the home as well as … Continue reading →
In 1963, civil rights activist and graduate student Edward Peeples photographed the closed schools of Prince Edward County in a documentary fashion as part of his masters thesis. I have rephotographed his images of the schools fifty years later. His thesis was based on the awareness of a civil rights injustice that was happening in the county and much the … Continue reading →
Like many neighborhoods within cities in America, Union Hill of Richmond was built quickly with many homes of the same style. Each home was built primarily with the same standardized materials to ensure affordability for the average middle class families that were hoping to settle in a prosperous capitalist town. The series depicts a catalogue of the once thriving community … Continue reading →
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