Valerie Hammond is the creator of these beautiful mixed media pieces. About her work, Maggie Wright says: “Hammond’s delicate drawings stem from childhood memories of a beloved f…
In Valerie Hammond’s series of wax drawings, protection is two-fold: the artist (previously) encases dried flowers and ferns in a thin layer of wax, preserving their fragile tissues long after they’ve been plucked from the ground. In outlining a pair of hands, she also secures a memory, or rather, “the essence of a gesture and the fleeting moment in which it was made.” Centered on limbs lying flat on Japanese paper, the ongoing series dates back to the 1990s, when Hammond made the first tracing “partly in response to the death of a dear friend, whose beautiful hands I often found myself remembering.” She continued by working with family and friends, mainly women and children, to delineate their wrists, palms, and fingers. More
Valerie Hammond is the creator of these beautiful mixed media pieces. About her work, Maggie Wright says: “Hammond’s delicate drawings stem from childhood memories of a beloved f…
I just stumbled upon the lovely wax and nature print artwork of artist Valerie Hammond. You can see more of her work by visiting her gallery website by clicking here. All images are drawn from this website. Via the Phantasmaphile Tumblr.
In Valerie Hammond’s series of wax drawings, protection is two-fold: the artist (previously) encases dried flowers and ferns in a thin layer of wax, preserving their fragile tissues long after they’ve been plucked from the ground. In outlining a pair of hands, she also secures a memory, or rather, “the essence of a gesture and the fleeting moment in which it was made.” Centered on limbs lying flat on Japanese paper, the ongoing series dates back to the 1990s, when Hammond made the first tracing “partly in response to the death of a dear friend, whose beautiful hands I often found myself remembering.” She continued by working with family and friends, mainly women and children, to delineate their wrists, palms, and fingers. More
Valerie Hammond is an award-winning artist with a large portfolio of beautiful paintings, drawings, sculptures and photographs. Although the wax drawings below were created some years ago, I couldn’t resist sharing them with you today. In her work, Valerie often combines elements of flora and fauna with the human body and focuses on subjects of identity and it’s continuously […]
In Valerie Hammond’s series of wax drawings, protection is two-fold: the artist (previously) encases dried flowers and ferns in a thin layer of wax, preserving their fragile tissues long after they’ve been plucked from the ground. In outlining a pair of hands, she also secures a memory, or rather, “the essence of a gesture and the fleeting moment in which it was made.” Centered on limbs lying flat on Japanese paper, the ongoing series dates back to the 1990s, when Hammond made the first tracing “partly in response to the death of a dear friend, whose beautiful hands I often found myself remembering.” She continued by working with family and friends, mainly women and children, to delineate their wrists, palms, and fingers. More
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"Traces 51" by Valerie Hammond Created in 2012 38 x 25 inches unframed Pigment, Color Pencil, wax, glass beads and thread on Japanese paper Valerie Hammond's approach to her art making involves drawing, photography, printmaking, collage and sewing. This work employs a number of different techniques to create a portrait of sorts; carefully drawn hands emboldened with intricate designs calling to mind the Islamic Hamsa symbol leads a trail of rambling vines that are dappled with collaged leaves and flowers. Glass beads are used to emphasize the center of various flowers. Whimsical, delicate and delightfully feminine, Hammond's work has a timeless quality in its ability to celebrate nature and natural forms. Layering is another essential aspect of my work. Whether this is seen or perceived as physical or contextual, my interest is in combining the literal and emotional qualities that are evoked through the physical process of layering. I begin by collecting ferns and other organic materials, transforming them through drawing and the printmaking process, creating images that marry the ferns with images of the body. These images reflect the uniqueness of individual hands, as well as reveal the tracing of the spirit. The process, in which the image itself is submerged in a tray of heated wax, metaphorically removes the image from the world of the living but paradoxically preserves it indefinitely. The images act as mechanisms to stop time-to document a moment in a person life-an open meditation on portraiture. - Valerie Hammond , 2011 In Valerie Hammond’s series of wax drawings, protection is two-fold: the artist (previously) encases dried flowers and ferns in a thin layer of wax, preserving their fragile tissues long after they’ve been plucked from the ground. In outlining a pair of hands, she also secures a memory, or rather, “the essence of a gesture and the fleeting moment in which it was made.” Centered on limbs lying flat on Japanese paper, the ongoing series dates back to the 1990s, when Hammond made the first tracing “partly in response to the death of a dear friend, whose beautiful hands I often found myself remembering.” She continued by working with family and friends, mainly women and children, to delineate their wrists, palms, and fingers. Today, the series features dozens of works that are comprised of either hands tethered to the dried botanics, which sprout outward in wispy tendrils, or others over layed with thread and glass beads. Although the delicate pieces began as a simple trace, Hammond shares that she soon began to overlay the original drawing with pressed florals, creating encaustic assemblages that “echoed the body’s bones, veins, and circulatory systems.” She continued to experiment with the series by introducing various techniques, including printmaking, Xerox transfers, and finally Photoshop inversions, that distorted the original rendering and shifted her practice. Hammond explains: "The works suddenly inhabited a space I had been searching for, straddling the indefinable boundary between presence and absence, material and immaterial, consciousness and the unconscious. For me, they became emblematic not only of the people whose hands I had traced but of my own evolving artistic process—testimony to the passing of time and the quiet dissolution of memory.".
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Valerie Hammond is the creator of these beautiful mixed media pieces. About her work, Maggie Wright says: “Hammond’s delicate drawings stem from childhood memories of a beloved f…
In Valerie Hammond’s series of wax drawings, protection is two-fold: the artist (previously) encases dried flowers and ferns in a thin layer of wax, preserving their fragile tissues long after they’ve been plucked from the ground. In outlining a pair of hands, she also secures a memory, or rather, “the essence of a gesture and the fleeting moment in which it was made.” Centered on limbs lying flat on Japanese paper, the ongoing series dates back to the 1990s, when Hammond made the first tracing “partly in response to the death of a dear friend, whose beautiful hands I often found myself remembering.” She continued by working with family and friends, mainly women and children, to delineate their wrists, palms, and fingers. More
Valerie Hammond est un peintre, graveur, sculpteur et photographe, qui capture dans son travail la fluidité et les transformations des royaumes mystérieux et métaphysiques de la condition humaine... d'une façon délicate et poétique. Son travail explore la relation entre l'humanité et la nature. Plus précisément, la fragilité de la vie et de l'urgence de la mort. Valerie Hammond is a painter, printmaker, sculptor and photographer, captures in his work flow and transformation of mysterious and metaphysical realms of the human condition ... a delicate and poetic way. His work explores the relationship between humanity and nature. Specifically, the fragility of life and the urgency of death. Cette artiste de New York maintient une pratique artistique fluide, distinguée pour son interaction habile avec différents médiums. Le travail de Valerie Hammond est subtile, empreint de poésie, et tourne autour du thème de la mémoire et de l'influence du passé sur l'expérience quotidienne. This New York artist maintains a fluid artistic practice, distinguished for its skillful interaction with different mediums. Valerie Hammond's work is subtle, full of poetry, and revolves around the theme of memory and the influence of the past on everyday experience. Avec des influences telles que Georgia O'Keeffe, Kiki Smith, Eva Hesse, Louise Bourgeois et Nancy Spero, les éléments floraux sont devenus une composante importante dans mon travail. Son inspiration découle en grande partie des souvenirs qu'elle a de sa mère qui travaillait dans une serre et qui lui a transmis l'importance de la nature dans nos vies quotidiennes. With influences such as Georgia O'Keeffe, Kiki Smith, Eva Hesse, Louise Bourgeois and Nancy Spero, floral elements have become an important component in my work. His inspiration is largely due memories she has of her mother working in a greenhouse and transmitted the importance of nature in our daily lives. Fascinée par les histoires qui brouillent la réalité, Valerie Hammond joue avec la dichotomie entre ce qui est vu et la sensation qu'elle provoque et nous mène dans un royaume surnaturel et intemporel. Fascinated by the stories that blur reality, Valerie Hammond plays with the dichotomy between what is seen and the sensation it causes and leads us in a supernatural and timeless realm. Vous avez aimé une œuvre... N'hésitez pas à la partager sur votre page G+... Did you like a work ... Feel free to share your G + page ... N'hésitez pas à me laisser un commentaire sur ma page G+ Manache Poetry, cela fait toujours plaisir... merci... Feel free to leave me a comment on my page G + Manache Poetry, it is always nice ... thank you ... ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Voir d'autres artistes - See other artists ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
I just stumbled upon the lovely wax and nature print artwork of artist Valerie Hammond. You can see more of her work by visiting her gallery website by clicking here. All images are drawn from this website. Via the Phantasmaphile Tumblr.
Artist Valerie Hammond explores the fleeting nature of life through encaustic hand drawings and wasp nest sculptures.
Hands hold, reach, create, love, guide. I love these feminine and ethereal works by American artist Valerie Hammond. Found here and there is an interesting interview with Valerie at designsponge here.
Valerie Hammond Swarm 2013 Pigment, graphite and watercolor on Saunders watercolor paper
In Valerie Hammond’s series of wax drawings, protection is two-fold: the artist (previously) encases dried flowers and ferns in a thin layer of wax, preserving their fragile tissues long after they’ve been plucked from the ground. In outlining a pair of hands, she also secures a memory, or rather, “the essence of a gesture and the fleeting moment in which it was made.” Centered on limbs lying flat on Japanese paper, the ongoing series dates back to the 1990s, when Hammond made the first tracing “partly in response to the death of a dear friend, whose beautiful hands I often found myself remembering.” She continued by working with family and friends, mainly women and children, to delineate their wrists, palms, and fingers. More
In the artist’s words, “I begin by collecting ferns and other organic materials, transforming them through drawing and the printmaking process, creating images that marry the ferns with images of the body. These images reflect the uniqueness of individual hands,...
In Valerie Hammond’s series of wax drawings, protection is two-fold: the artist (previously) encases dried flowers and ferns in a thin layer of wax, preserving their fragile tissues long after they’ve been plucked from the ground. In outlining a pair of hands, she also secures a memory, or rather, “the essence of a gesture and the fleeting moment in which it was made.” Centered on limbs lying flat on Japanese paper, the ongoing series dates back to the 1990s, when Hammond made the first tracing “partly in response to the death of a dear friend, whose beautiful hands I often found myself remembering.” She continued by working with family and friends, mainly women and children, to delineate their wrists, palms, and fingers. More
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In Valerie Hammond’s series of wax drawings, protection is two-fold: the artist (previously) encases dried flowers and ferns in a thin layer of wax, preserving their fragile tissues long after they’ve been plucked from the ground. In outlining a pair of hands, she also secures a memory, or rather, “the essence of a gesture and the fleeting moment in which it was made.” Centered on limbs lying flat on Japanese paper, the ongoing series dates back to the 1990s, when Hammond made the first tracing “partly in response to the death of a dear friend, whose beautiful hands I often found myself remembering.” She continued by working with family and friends, mainly women and children, to delineate their wrists, palms, and fingers. More
