art delivery : 04.16.22

Paper?! Yep. Today’s member spotlight is shining on the gorgeous PAPER installations of Canadian artist Monique Martin. Here’s her poetic artist statement for this body of work, titled “Annus Mirabilis”:

Transformation is the deep time of things when life hangs like a question mark, fragile and always changing.  A single moment in time can determine a life, but it can also take years and decades to form a life. Transformation is a process within human existence. This process allows us to live in the continuous present as we know we will not be the same person tomorrow that we were today. The arithmetic of life can be looked at as continuous subtraction or as continuous transformation. When we die, there is a universe inside our head that evolved and changed as we experienced life.  When parts of our life run thin like the transparent chrysalis of a butterfly there is room for transformation, change, growth and movement.

Aaaand, exhale. Follow Monique online at @moniquesart.

Last fall, I had American magician — aka animator of tiny felted things — Andrea Love on my podcast (if you missed it, you can listen right here). At that point, the beautiful stop-motion film she created with Phoebe Wahl, titled “Tulip”, could only be seen on the film festival circuit… but NOW you can rent it in the comfort of your own home! Wooohoo! Kinda perfect for a springy, flowery, Easter weekend, right? Enjoy!

Hoppy weekend ~ Danielle