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Priscilla Proudwoman Stadler, Containing Stone I, Sculpture,
Stone, Paper, String, 22 x 14 x 16” 2006
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Stone is the physical form of the fundamental energy of this planet.
As an artist, there is a deep resonance in carving stone, which is
the most elemental, ancient, and powerful of materials. Stone has
been a major departure from my previous work (which often used delicate
materials – paper and fabric) and from my background in 2-D
work, primarily printmaking and drawing.
After spending about seven years learning to carve, I am now struggling
to expand the scope of my stone sculpture by integrating it with
some of my previous materials, themes, and ways of working, while
exploring how these streåams of work may flow together.
At the heart of my work is a yearning to express the essential elements
of life – and death – on this planet. The themes that
permeate my work – transition, containment, incongruity, fragility,
decay – represent ways of grappling with different aspects
of this desire for connection.
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Priscilla Proudwoman
Stadler |
Priscilla Proudwoman Stadler
studied drawing, etching and video at the School of the Museum
of Fine Arts in Boston. While continuing to do her art, she worked
at jobs that ranged from afterschool art teacher to housecleaner
to telemarketer of law books to photo editor to freelance graphic
designer. Eventually, after working as a web designer and instructional
technologist for community-based non-profit organizations, she
returned to school for an M.A. in communications, computing and
technology in education. Exhibit venues include the School of
Visual Arts, the Carving Studio and Sculpture Center, the Women’s
Studio Center, Orozimbo Gallery, Boricua College, and the Educational
Alliance. In 2005, she received a week-long fellowship to study
stonecarving with sculptor B. Amore at the Carving Studio and
Sculpture Center in West Rutland, Vermont. Her work is available
online at www.solanima.net. |
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