"My boat series seems to be a continuation of a journey, a journey that we modern humans will never take, a journey one could have taken centuries ago. The boats carry me on a primitive hunting trip or an exploration into unknown waters far from the shelter of my home. I think these pieces are part of a personal longing I have for earlier times and a way of life more directly connected to land and sea. As I work on the boats, the shapes that emerge often resemble cocoons, inset wings, or sea mammals. I develop these zoomorphic sculptures both consciously and unconsciously. Their unconscious development occurs during the early stages when I select the sticks for the keel, ribs, and gunwales, and begin to assemble the skeleton of the boat. Often it is not until after I have attached the gut that I become consciously aware of the emerging shape. At this point I can begin to work the piece toward a clearly focused mental image. I believe these images develop from another personal longing, my desire to see nature restored."
Emily Standley and Peggy Vanbianchi
Mixed Media
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Emily Standley and Peggy Vanbianchi
Mixed Media
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