Arcadia Park Designs

Autumn Storm, Pompeii Series, 2020, Fine Art Inkjet Print on Silk, Finished Size, 16 x 50 inches

In this time of reemergence and deep personal loss, I am spending as much time as possible in the studio.   This website is for informational purposes; what is happening in the studio, stories behind the work, images of new work and archives.  Available works for sale are published on www.atelierannex.com.

I am concentrating on work that is derived from the Pompeiian imagery I have taken in various museums.  How do we drag our past into our present and keep it relevant and inspiring?  Many artists are inspired by nature, some by current events – right now I continue to be captured by the day to day life encapsulated by a violent act of nature, nearly two millennia ago.  How people live, what they surround themselves with, both practical and perhaps more to the point in my work, that which exceeds pure function, are the ideas that begin my process.  Adding time to that concept, how it degrades and also adds character and dimension, creates a dialog between me and the artists and artisans working toward similar ends but in a different era altogether. 

I dont want to create “pandemic pillows” or create dialog around the tragedies that have unfolded across the globe, nor do I want to ignore the very real events we are all dealing with on daily basis. Looking for meaning in this time brings some dark thoughts into our processes, the muse is not always sweetness and light.  The work I am creating now may or may not make itself known in a decorative fashion, as a textile to grace a sofa or bed.  I am just in a mode of creative behavior and a rethinking of many of my preconceptions about how to “get the work out into the world.”