maria phillips

Round, and around, and around

fragments tumble, and are eventually trapped

in a soft rectangle embedded with the traces of home.

Fold and press, fold and press, stack.

Stratum builds, sinks, blend and brews.

Flotsam flows back and forth from the curb.

Daily excess accumulates.

Could you…..? Please, could you…….? PLEASE!!!!

The repetition, the tedium of daily routine is constant –

folding, washing, stitching, slicing, wiping, asking, gathering.

One minute it is utter drudgery, the next reverie.

When harnessed and exploited, these repetitive tasks can shift the ordinary – lone socks, gallon milk jugs,cardboard boxes - into something novel.  My practice resides here, in the moments of recognizing the beauty in the everyday, in the desire to attain the haphazard yet purposeful approach intrinsic in my kids when they create, in the strata of daily existence.

It is these moments when my home and studio coalesce.

2015

2015
Gallon milk jugs, package strapping, brass rivet.
27” x 11” x 4”

2015
Popsicle/craft stick, plywood, string.
18” x 6.5” x 2”

2015
Lint, button, string.
18” x 6” x 2.5”

2015
Cardboard, tape, rivets, ribbon.
16” x 4” x 3”

2015
Cardboard, tape, food net, threads, pin.
2.5” x 3” x 2”

2015
Socks, thread. 
28” x 8” x 1”

2015
Digital Print, Acrylic.
15.5” x 12”

2015
Digital Print, Acrylic.
15.5” x 12”

2015
Digital Print, Acrylic.
15.5” x 12”

2015
Digital Print, Acrylic.
15.5” x 12”