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"Even In My Dreams I Grieve" by Kelly Watson
9 x 5 x 5 inches
Soft sculpture, felt, custom designed fabric, reclaimed textiles, thread.
NFS
Artist Statement:
I had a dream I was walking along a familiar path but on this day there was a pond where one had never been before. The water was clear and teeming with life and as I peeked over the edge I realized that the pond water was tears, tears that appeared to be coming from the anemone like creatures attached to the walls all around. Had the anemones cried the tears or were they using the tears to nourish themselves? The pond seemed to have always existed, I just had been oblivious.
About the Artist:
Kelly has spent her life along rocky Pacific coast shores learning fiber arts, sewing, photography, sculpture, wood working, illustration, botany and biology. After attending CSU Monterey Bay and co-founding the Octopi Collective, Kelly stepped away from the business of studio art turned her focus to raising children and continuing her art practice in the margins of life. Her love of textiles compelled her to study weaving; both on and off loom, basketry and surface pattern design. In 2024, after 14 years of creating behind doors, she returned to showing. She currently resides near Olympia Wa.