Featured Artist: Liz Hamilton

During the seven weeks of 'Daily Fiber Intake' we'll focus on individual artists here on our blog. Every week, several artists will be featured. Today, we're pleased to introduce to you: Liz Hamilton.

"Scorned," "Centered," "Reluctant Contrition"

As a contemporary fiber artist, I strive to tempt traditional aesthetic to achieve imagery that has not been seen before but is familiar.  I work predominantly with the female figure, which is readily accessible and suggest ideal preconceptions.  Despite these derived connotations, I tend to use the female form as a vessel.  Layers of suggestion are built into the form.  To achieve the breakdown of these concepts, I begin with a very broad category and recall all of the associated emotions.  These words take on their own life in a dynamic and intrinsic struggle within the piece.

"Scorned"

In my final product, both emotional aspects can be seen and felt.  The familiar female vessel acts as a vehicle to dismember overwrought dichotomies in our culture.  I feel as if these figurative forms offer a subtle view into the delicate conceptual dichotomies of being a human.  During the process, by using the human form to directly apply both painful and beautiful techniques, it greatly maximizes the intensity inherent within human emotion.  Generating and capitalizing on the viewer’s emotions is the ultimate goal of my work.

"Centered"

"Centered" Detail

"Reluctant Contrition"