BECKY GUTTIN so proud to have received the LESLIE VON KOLB MEMORIAL AWARD
It’s with great pleasure that I share with you the recent recognition that I was given at the 29th Annual Juried Art Exhibition at the La Jolla Athenaeum Music and Arts Library.
This year’s jurors, Joe Yorty, Creative Director of Best Practice, and Elizabeth Rooklidge, Independent Curator and Editor of HereIn, selected 92 works by 46 artists.
269 artists submitted 735 works for consideration.
I’m pleased that all three of my submissions were included in this year’s online only event
Natural roots, aluminum and iron was chosen for the AWARD
This House has a door that can be opened and closed. It is an interactive piece.
People can go inside and stay there as long as they want, appreciating the aroma of the sacks, and seeing through them.
It is made with Mexican market sacks for beans and corns, made with natural earth roots.
I weave these sacks by hand with aluminum strips.
Each sack has a different original design.
This piece is representative of my body of work. It has my cultural heritage, together with my creative spirit. Weaving is an important part in my art as well. I remember my grandma and mom used to spend hours and hours weaving. It’s all kept inside of me.
I utilize objects of everyday life and transform them into art.
I also use scrap materials in my work, showing the contrast between them and the natural ones. Usually the scrap objects or materials that I work with are the result of technology.
On view online from July 18 through September 12, 2020.