Working with metals, oils, enamels, encaustic, textiles, and any other mixed media elements that can be coaxed into something coherent, our goal is to make things that are intriguing to the eye and mind.
We prioritize up/recycled materials and the human experience.
Pigments:
Grapewood Colors, Nicosia, Cyprus - www.almetcolours.com
Sennelier, Paris, France - www.sennelier.fr
Leather:
Barcelona, Spain
Antigua, Guatemala
FabScrap, Brooklyn
Reclaimed elements:
Metals, leather, glass, gemstones, flora and fauna, and fractal images retrieved from around the world. Details noted in specific pieces
Science/references:
Robles KE, Roberts M, Viengkham C, Smith JH, Rowland C, Moslehi S, Stadlober S, Lesjak A, Lesjak M, Taylor RP, Spehar B, Sereno ME. Aesthetics and Psychological Effects of Fractal Based Design. Front Psychol. 2021 Aug 17;12:699962. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.699962. PMID: 34484047; PMCID: PMC8416160.
Taylor RP, Spehar B, Wise JA, Clifford CW, Newell BR, Hagerhall CM, Purcell T, Martin TP. Perceptual and physiological responses to the visual complexity of fractal patterns. Nonlinear Dynamics Psychol Life Sci. 2005 Jan;9(1):89-114. PMID: 15629069.
Hagerhall CM, Laike T, Küller M, Marcheschi E, Boydston C, Taylor RP. Human physiological benefits of viewing nature: EEG responses to exact and statistical fractal patterns. Nonlinear Dynamics Psychol Life Sci. 2015 Jan;19(1):1-12. PMID: 25575556.