Susan von Gries

I believe in spiritual forces that attract and bind people together. ‘Love at first sight’ drew me to and continues to bind me to my husband, and while I share my DNA with my father, I am also bound to him by music. He was a musician and as a result, I developed a strong music appreciation that’s rooted in my childhood. Music is the muse for my paintings. It transports me to a place in my subconscious where I am able to express emotions from the music intuitively and spontaneously; where art and music are bound together.

Jenny Walker

Fall in Line/Where are you Registered?

Beads, string, spoons. 16 x 28 inches. 2012

How many sets of silverware did you ask for? Weddings are not just a marriage between two people, but the progression from single and free to settled and bound. While getting ready for my wedding, I was overwhelmed by this expectation. Picking plates wasn’t just picking patterns, it was picking the life I would have. I felt bound by expectations to register for items I didn’t need, for a future life I didn’t have. Fall in Line came out of the internal struggle to reconcile my reality with the expectations of others.