beth swanson
sanctuary series
this sculptural fabric series evolved from the desire to capture the essences of our beds. It's where we are our most vulnerable, safe and secure; it is our sanctuary. These pieces embody both cozy and sexy.
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deconstructed series
this is a series of works that are brought to life by being ripped apart, shredded, pieced back together, stitched over and are better off for it. Natural dyes from cottonwood, grass, butterfly pea flower, turmeric, dandelion, along with the synthetics of acrylics, spray paint and latex paints. Because no-one is any one thing and it's often the things that have destroyed us that make us more whole.
precision/ambiguity
this collection embodies the notion of our everyday choices interacting with the calamity that is living. How then we have to figure out how to carry it all together. What this means to me, and what it looks like on a painting? Huge splattering movements juxtaposed with intricate details.
pivot series
this collection was birthed in early covid when we all desperately sought clarity in the chaos, order in the oblivion and some sense of understanding in the unavoidable
the minisculity of precision dancing with the ambiguity of flow.
that’s how life is.
we make planned, intentional steps and choices, and it must interact with the maelstrom of the everyday and then we figure out how to present this dichotomy to the world.
every experience is just a collection of details and moments.
