Much of my inspiration arises out of my fascination with textiles, primitive art, and ethnic designs. This new collection of work combines my interests in mixed media, including photography. I strive to offer the observer segments of information, but just enough to generate something recognizable that may be half hidden.

I have always been interested in creating unique art through the exploration of experimental processes. As a result my studio often takes on the feeling of a laboratory of the unusual. I continually look to push my work beyond the norm in order to offer the observer a new and unexpected experience. I have often longed to be a painter but that process is too immediate. My media and overall approach are my way of slowing things down. The need to do so has driven my search for ways to convey the fusion of beautiful color and image relationships with my love of manipulating a variety of materials- always motivated by the desire to feel as though I am actually painting at my own pace.

Current work introduces compositions that have grown out of my intuitive approach to arranging and rearranging individual glossy, circular forms. The accumulation of a collection of objects that are ultimately unique but similar in form drives my creative energy. Each circle becomes a jewel by itself. The orderly process of pouring into the cups, waiting through the drying time, cutting and finally placing the pieces can become meditative. The repetition of this regimen leads to a unified, organic, almost beehive-like texture.

 Hollie Heller-Ramsay