MIXED MEDIA COLLAGE
"I have always been inspired by nature as home. No matter where I am or where I have traveled I find comfort in the connection of the bigness of small moments there.
As a Michigan artist-in-residence drawing upon what state and national parks offer, I find every place and inhabitant has a story to tell. I have travelled across the U.S., explored mountains, forests, and desert invesitgating place with all of my senses in order to interpret my art pieces.
As a teen I loved the texture of old oil paint palettes and shadow boxes and am drawn to collecting natural ephemera treasure of fossils, bones, and stones as well as sketches of experience. My layered mixed media art tells a detailed sensory tale of a given space. It becomes a tiny museum that is approachable and touchable as people connect through texture and touch.
My work speaks of times past and present and is the center of everywhere on any given day. I once found a quote that has become my wandering mantra:
"I Stand in My Place With My Own Day Here""
--Lori Taylor
Fabric Collage & Quilt Assemblages
